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... regiment . He had served as captain in the regular army some years be- fore , and soon after his second appearance he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier- General , owing to his success over the rebels in southwestern Missouri ; and ...
... regiment . He had served as captain in the regular army some years be- fore , and soon after his second appearance he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier- General , owing to his success over the rebels in southwestern Missouri ; and ...
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... Regiments which had never been in battle stood steady for long periods under the enemy's fire . Sometimes a column would push its way up to the steep intrench- ments , only to find the summit fringed with sharp walls of brush - wood ...
... Regiments which had never been in battle stood steady for long periods under the enemy's fire . Sometimes a column would push its way up to the steep intrench- ments , only to find the summit fringed with sharp walls of brush - wood ...
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... courage of our western heroes would avail nothing . Two regiments of Wallace's Division were sent forward to occupy a hill , from whence a Union brig- ade had been driven some hours before . On their 32 FORWARD WITH THE FLAG .
... courage of our western heroes would avail nothing . Two regiments of Wallace's Division were sent forward to occupy a hill , from whence a Union brig- ade had been driven some hours before . On their 32 FORWARD WITH THE FLAG .
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... regiment seized the flag when the color sergeant fell dead , and bore it steadily onward . When he brought it off the field it was riddled with bullets . An Illinois private had his arm paralyzed by a shot . He , too , went to the rear ...
... regiment seized the flag when the color sergeant fell dead , and bore it steadily onward . When he brought it off the field it was riddled with bullets . An Illinois private had his arm paralyzed by a shot . He , too , went to the rear ...
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... regiments , Burgess ' Sharpshoot- ers , was particularly serviceable . The men scattered over the field , hiding behind stumps , gliding through the woods , shoot- ing from the best places they could find . They are such accurate shots ...
... regiments , Burgess ' Sharpshoot- ers , was particularly serviceable . The men scattered over the field , hiding behind stumps , gliding through the woods , shoot- ing from the best places they could find . They are such accurate shots ...
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A Household Story of the American Conflict the Great Battle Year Mary Stephens Robinson No preview available - 2019 |
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Page 171 - In her attic window the staff she set, To show that one heart was loyal yet. Up the street came the rebel tread, Stonewall Jackson riding ahead. Under his slouched hat left and right He glanced; the old flag met his sight.
Page 171 - But spare your country's flag," she said. . A shade of sadness, a blush of shame, Over the face of the leader came; The nobler nature within him stirred To life at that woman's deed and word: "Who touches a hair of yon gray head Dies like a dog! March on!
Page 171 - It shivered the window, pane and sash ; It rent the banner with seam and gash. Quick, as it fell, from the broken staff Dame Barbara snatched the silken scarf; She leaned far out on the window-sill And shook it forth with a royal will. "Shoot, if you must, this old gray head, But spare your country's flag,
Page 167 - Then, as the messenger was riding away, he called him back. " Tell him if he cannot hold his ground, then the bridge, to the last man ! — always the bridge ! If the bridge is lost, all is lost.
Page 172 - Ever its torn folds rose and fell On the loyal winds that loved it well; And through the hill-gaps sunset light Shone over it with a warm good-night. Barbara Frietchie's work is o'er, And the Rebel rides on his raids no more. Honor to her! and let a tear Fall, for her sake, on Stonewall's bier. Over Barbara Frietchie's grave, Flag of Freedom and Union, wave! Peace and order and beauty draw Round thy symbol of light and law; And ever the stars above look down On thy stars below in Frederick town!
Page 14 - ... a man in whom, as in Daniel of old, no fault could be found, except concerning the law of his God, applied and obeyed by him against the reigning iniquity of the nation. It is matter for profoundest thoughtful praise, that after the moral assassination of the race by Federal justice, declaring that black men have no rights that white men are bound to respect...
Page 204 - If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us : Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us...
Page 167 - McClellan's only answer for the moment is a glance at the western sky. Then he turns and speaks very slowly : "Tell General Burnside this is the battle of the war. He must hold his ground till dark at any cost. I will send him Miller's battery. I can do nothing more. I have no infantry.
Page 1 - Pride and humiliation hand in hand Walked with them through the world where'er they went; Trampled and beaten were they as the sand, And yet unshaken as the continent.
Page 170 - I wish you to stand by General Burnside as you have stood by me, and all will be well.