Southern History of the War, Volumes 1-2C. B. Richardson, 1866 - United States |
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Page 64
... crossed the ocean , or for the " free homesteads " which were to be the rewards of the war ; and all conceivable and reckless artifices were resorted to to swell the tide of numbers against the South . New England , which had been too ...
... crossed the ocean , or for the " free homesteads " which were to be the rewards of the war ; and all conceivable and reckless artifices were resorted to to swell the tide of numbers against the South . New England , which had been too ...
Page 88
... crossed the Potomac at Williamsport ; also that the Fed- eral force at Romney had fallen back . The Confederate army was ordered to gain the Martinsburg turnpike by a flank movement to Bunker's Hill , in order to place itself between ...
... crossed the Potomac at Williamsport ; also that the Fed- eral force at Romney had fallen back . The Confederate army was ordered to gain the Martinsburg turnpike by a flank movement to Bunker's Hill , in order to place itself between ...
Page 92
... crossed , Colonel Taliaferro commanding the 23d was ordered to occupy the high bank on the right of the ford with his regiment and artillery . On the right , this posi- tion was protected by a fence ; on the left , only by low bushes ...
... crossed , Colonel Taliaferro commanding the 23d was ordered to occupy the high bank on the right of the ford with his regiment and artillery . On the right , this posi- tion was protected by a fence ; on the left , only by low bushes ...
Page 105
... crossed the minds of the politicians who went prepared with carriage - loads of champagne for festal celebration of the vic- tory that was to be won , or of the fair dames who were equip- ped with opera - glasses to entertain themselves ...
... crossed the minds of the politicians who went prepared with carriage - loads of champagne for festal celebration of the vic- tory that was to be won , or of the fair dames who were equip- ped with opera - glasses to entertain themselves ...
Page 109
... crossed the stream above him , Colonel Evans moved to his left with eleven com- panies and two field - pieces to oppose his advance , and dis- posed his little force under cover of the wood , near the inter- section of the Warrenton ...
... crossed the stream above him , Colonel Evans moved to his left with eleven com- panies and two field - pieces to oppose his advance , and dis- posed his little force under cover of the wood , near the inter- section of the Warrenton ...
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