Pictorial History of the Civil War in the United States of America, Volume 2G. S. Lester, 1878 - United States |
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... Flank Movement , 882. - Close of the Battle of Williamsburg - Com- position of the National Army there , 383. - McClellan urged to the Front - The Fruits of Victory lost by Delay , 384. - Expedition up the York River - National Troops ...
... Flank Movement , 882. - Close of the Battle of Williamsburg - Com- position of the National Army there , 383. - McClellan urged to the Front - The Fruits of Victory lost by Delay , 384. - Expedition up the York River - National Troops ...
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... flank movement , there were two essential requisites lacking — namely , a sufficient cavalry force , and means of subsistence , for which lack Confederate experts hold Davis responsible . It is agreed that he always seemed to take a ...
... flank movement , there were two essential requisites lacking — namely , a sufficient cavalry force , and means of subsistence , for which lack Confederate experts hold Davis responsible . It is agreed that he always seemed to take a ...
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... flank , and four in the rear , of the little Union army . The retreat was made in perfect order , and was but little interrupted by fighting , excepting at the bluffs at Dry Fork Creek , through which the road passed . There the ...
... flank , and four in the rear , of the little Union army . The retreat was made in perfect order , and was but little interrupted by fighting , excepting at the bluffs at Dry Fork Creek , through which the road passed . There the ...
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... flank , and so menaced the Springfield road , that he continued his retreat to Sarcoxie without much molestation , the Confeder- ates relinquishing the pursuit a few miles from Carthage . The Nationals had lost in the battle thirteen ...
... flank , and so menaced the Springfield road , that he continued his retreat to Sarcoxie without much molestation , the Confeder- ates relinquishing the pursuit a few miles from Carthage . The Nationals had lost in the battle thirteen ...
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... flank of the Nationals being turned . Steadily onward the main column marched along a ravine , when , on ascending a ridge , it confronted a large force of Confederate foot - soldiers , composed of the infantry and artillery of Price's ...
... flank of the Nationals being turned . Steadily onward the main column marched along a ravine , when , on ascending a ridge , it confronted a large force of Confederate foot - soldiers , composed of the infantry and artillery of Price's ...
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