Southern History of the War, Volumes 1-2C. B. Richardson, 1866 - United States |
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Page 85
... loss in killed during the entire en gagement . The results of the battle of Bethel were generally magnified in the South . It is true that a Confederate force of some eighteen hundred men , in a contest of several hours with an enemy ...
... loss in killed during the entire en gagement . The results of the battle of Bethel were generally magnified in the South . It is true that a Confederate force of some eighteen hundred men , in a contest of several hours with an enemy ...
Page 86
... loss of life , through the woods . The command had no equipments and very little ammunition . Such was the inauguration of the improvident and unfortunate campaign in West- ern Virginia . General Garnett succeeded Colonel Porterfield in ...
... loss of life , through the woods . The command had no equipments and very little ammunition . Such was the inauguration of the improvident and unfortunate campaign in West- ern Virginia . General Garnett succeeded Colonel Porterfield in ...
Page 93
... loss of about thirty killed and wounded , ordered the regiment to retire -the officers and men manifesting decided reluctance at being withdrawn . The loss to the enemy in this gallant little affair must have been quite considerable ...
... loss of about thirty killed and wounded , ordered the regiment to retire -the officers and men manifesting decided reluctance at being withdrawn . The loss to the enemy in this gallant little affair must have been quite considerable ...
Page 121
... loss was consider- able . The killed outright numbered 369 ; the wounded , 1,483 making an aggregate of 1,852 . The actual loss of the enemy will never be known ; it may now only be conjectured . Their abandoned dead , as they were ...
... loss was consider- able . The killed outright numbered 369 ; the wounded , 1,483 making an aggregate of 1,852 . The actual loss of the enemy will never be known ; it may now only be conjectured . Their abandoned dead , as they were ...
Page 122
... loss was 30 per cent .; and that of Keyes ' brigade , which was so handled by its commander , as to be exposed to only occasional volleys from our troops , was at least 10 per cent . To these facts add the repeated references in the ...
... loss was 30 per cent .; and that of Keyes ' brigade , which was so handled by its commander , as to be exposed to only occasional volleys from our troops , was at least 10 per cent . To these facts add the repeated references in the ...
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