Southern History of the War, Volumes 1-2C. B. Richardson, 1866 - United States |
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Page 83
... side , the Confederates had erected a powerful battery , which had proved its efficiency and strength by resisting an attack made upon it on the 19th of May , and continued for two days , by the Federal steamer Monticello , aided by the ...
... side , the Confederates had erected a powerful battery , which had proved its efficiency and strength by resisting an attack made upon it on the 19th of May , and continued for two days , by the Federal steamer Monticello , aided by the ...
Page 111
... sides , while the enemy swept our short , thin lines with their numerous artillery , which , according to their official ... side , both in numbers and in the personal worth of the slain . The 8th Georgia regiment had suffered heavily ...
... sides , while the enemy swept our short , thin lines with their numerous artillery , which , according to their official ... side , both in numbers and in the personal worth of the slain . The 8th Georgia regiment had suffered heavily ...
Page 128
... side of my horse . my foot hanging upon the croup of the saddle , and the grape consequently passed over me . Capt . Radford was in advance of me , his horse very unruly , plunging furiously . As I rode up , he uttered a cry , and put ...
... side of my horse . my foot hanging upon the croup of the saddle , and the grape consequently passed over me . Capt . Radford was in advance of me , his horse very unruly , plunging furiously . As I rode up , he uttered a cry , and put ...
Page 144
... sides of the height upon which the enemy was posted . Some distance on the right , General Sigel had opened his battery upon Churchill's and Green's regiments , and had gradually made his way to the Springfield road , upon each side of ...
... sides of the height upon which the enemy was posted . Some distance on the right , General Sigel had opened his battery upon Churchill's and Green's regiments , and had gradually made his way to the Springfield road , upon each side of ...
Page 155
... side of the river ; but they were from the counties contiguous to Kansas , accustomed in the border wars since 1854 to almost monthly fights with the Kansas " Jayhawkers , " under Lane , and were fired with the most intense hatred of ...
... side of the river ; but they were from the counties contiguous to Kansas , accustomed in the border wars since 1854 to almost monthly fights with the Kansas " Jayhawkers , " under Lane , and were fired with the most intense hatred of ...
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