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... Night closed upon the Confederate line in the position it had originally taken . That the day was an unsuccessful one for the Yankees even their own accounts did not hesitate to admit . " No cheer of victory , " says a Northern ...
... Night closed upon the Confederate line in the position it had originally taken . That the day was an unsuccessful one for the Yankees even their own accounts did not hesitate to admit . " No cheer of victory , " says a Northern ...
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... night the 12th of June . The first plan of the enemy had comprehended the advance . of Sigel down the Shenandoah , and the capture of Petersburg , if nothing more , by Butler , while General Grant engaged Lee's army between the Rapidan ...
... night the 12th of June . The first plan of the enemy had comprehended the advance . of Sigel down the Shenandoah , and the capture of Petersburg , if nothing more , by Butler , while General Grant engaged Lee's army between the Rapidan ...
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... night found the Confederates still in possession of their works cover- ing Petersburg . The disaster of this day left Grant without hope of making any impression on the works in his front , and placed him under the necessity of yet ...
... night found the Confederates still in possession of their works cover- ing Petersburg . The disaster of this day left Grant without hope of making any impression on the works in his front , and placed him under the necessity of yet ...
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... night , to Smyrna On the 4th , Major - General Smith reported that he should be compelled to withdraw , on the morning of the 5th , to the line of intrenchments covering the railroad bridge and Turner's Ferry . The army was , therefore ...
... night , to Smyrna On the 4th , Major - General Smith reported that he should be compelled to withdraw , on the morning of the 5th , to the line of intrenchments covering the railroad bridge and Turner's Ferry . The army was , therefore ...
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... night , and fallen back to Monocacy Bridge . BATTLE OF MONOCACY BRIDGE . The bridge is four miles from Frederick City . The river runs due north and south . The railroad and national road cross the river at very nearly the same point ...
... night , and fallen back to Monocacy Bridge . BATTLE OF MONOCACY BRIDGE . The bridge is four miles from Frederick City . The river runs due north and south . The railroad and national road cross the river at very nearly the same point ...
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Southern History of the War: The Third Year of the War Edward Alfred Pollard No preview available - 2016 |
Southern History of the War: The Third Year of the War (Classic Reprint) Edward Alfred Pollard No preview available - 2017 |
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advance American ANDREW JOHNSON Appomattox arms Army of Northern artillery assault Atlanta attack authority batteries battle Boonsboro brigade Brigadier-General campaign captured cavalry Colonel columns command Confederacy Confederate Confederate Congress Congress constitution Convention corps crossed declared defence destroyed division Early enemy enemy's engaged eral Ewell's federacy Federal fight fire flank force Fort Fisher Fort Gregg Fortress Monroe front Georgia Government Grant guns Harper's Ferry Hill honor Hood Hood's hundred infantry intrenched Jackson James River Jefferson Johnston laws Lee's army Lincoln Longstreet loss Lynchburg Major-General Manassas ment miles military morning moved movement negro night North o'clock officers party peace persons Petersburg pieces of artillery political position President Davis prisoners proclamation railroad rear repulsed retreat Richmond River road Sharpsburg Sheridan Sherman side slavery slaves soldiers South Carolina surrender thousand tion troops Union United victory Washington wounded Yankee