Pictorial History of the Civil War in the United States of America, Volume 2G. S. Lester, 1878 - United States |
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... force ( estimated at full five thousand men , including a heavy reserve ) too great to be long borne with safety , Sigel continued his orderly retreat to the heights near Carthage , having been engaged in a running fight nearly all the ...
... force ( estimated at full five thousand men , including a heavy reserve ) too great to be long borne with safety , Sigel continued his orderly retreat to the heights near Carthage , having been engaged in a running fight nearly all the ...
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... force daily diminishing by the expiration of the terms of enlistment , was confined in a defensive attitude to the immediate vicinity of Springfield . He had called repeatedly for re - en- forcements , to which no response was given ...
... force daily diminishing by the expiration of the terms of enlistment , was confined in a defensive attitude to the immediate vicinity of Springfield . He had called repeatedly for re - en- forcements , to which no response was given ...
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... force of each party was easily concealed from the other , and afforded opportunities for surprises . And so it happened . While the van- guard of the Nationals was moving cautiously forward , followed by the main body , and skirmishers ...
... force of each party was easily concealed from the other , and afforded opportunities for surprises . And so it happened . While the van- guard of the Nationals was moving cautiously forward , followed by the main body , and skirmishers ...
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... force under Price , then advancing from Sarcoxie . Information reached them at Cane Creek that Lyon's force was immensely superior , and McCulloch counseled a retro- grade movement . Price entertained a different opinion , and favored ...
... force under Price , then advancing from Sarcoxie . Information reached them at Cane Creek that Lyon's force was immensely superior , and McCulloch counseled a retro- grade movement . Price entertained a different opinion , and favored ...
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... force , had not thrown them out again , the Nationals were afforded an opportunity for a complete surprise of their foe . • August , 1861 . The two columns of the National Army were led respectively by Lyon and Sigel . The former , with ...
... force , had not thrown them out again , the Nationals were afforded an opportunity for a complete surprise of their foe . • August , 1861 . The two columns of the National Army were led respectively by Lyon and Sigel . The former , with ...
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