Pictorial History of the Civil War in the United States of America, Volume 2G. S. Lester, 1878 - United States |
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... immediately for the unexpected captives . On the following morning the officers were waited upon by John H. Winder , a stout , gray - haired man , from Maryland , and lately a lieutenant- colonel , by brevet , in the National Army . He ...
... immediately for the unexpected captives . On the following morning the officers were waited upon by John H. Winder , a stout , gray - haired man , from Maryland , and lately a lieutenant- colonel , by brevet , in the National Army . He ...
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... immediately drew up his men in proper order , and when the foe was within the range of their Sharp's carbines , they opened a deadly fire upon them . The latter numbered nearly five hundred . They returned the fire , and a regular ...
... immediately drew up his men in proper order , and when the foe was within the range of their Sharp's carbines , they opened a deadly fire upon them . The latter numbered nearly five hundred . They returned the fire , and a regular ...
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... immediately on Springfield , upon condition that he should have the chief command of the army . Price , anxious to drive the Nationals out of Missouri , yielded to the Texan , saying he was " not fighting for distinction but for the ...
... immediately on Springfield , upon condition that he should have the chief command of the army . Price , anxious to drive the Nationals out of Missouri , yielded to the Texan , saying he was " not fighting for distinction but for the ...
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... immediately communicated the astounding fact to General Price . He told him truly , that the main body of the National Army was close upon him , and he called earnestly for re - enforcements . McCulloch was at Price's quarters when the ...
... immediately communicated the astounding fact to General Price . He told him truly , that the main body of the National Army was close upon him , and he called earnestly for re - enforcements . McCulloch was at Price's quarters when the ...
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... immediately formed on the hill , with the Missouri troops in front , the Kansas troops sixty yards to the left , on the opposite side of a ravine , and the Iowa troops still farther to the left . Totten's Battery was planted on an ...
... immediately formed on the hill , with the Missouri troops in front , the Kansas troops sixty yards to the left , on the opposite side of a ravine , and the Iowa troops still farther to the left . Totten's Battery was planted on an ...
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