Pictorial History of the Civil War in the United States of America, Volume 2G. S. Lester, 1878 - United States |
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... morning of the 5th , his skirmishers driving before them large numbers of mounted riflemen , who seemed to be simply gathering information . Six miles northward of Carthage they passed the Dry Fork Creek , and , after a brisk march of ...
... morning of the 5th , his skirmishers driving before them large numbers of mounted riflemen , who seemed to be simply gathering information . Six miles northward of Carthage they passed the Dry Fork Creek , and , after a brisk march of ...
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... morning . The march was resumed at sunset , and was continued until three o'clock on the morning of the 11th , when the commander ordered a halt . For forty - eight hours , most of the men had not closed their eyes in sleep . Within ten ...
... morning . The march was resumed at sunset , and was continued until three o'clock on the morning of the 11th , when the commander ordered a halt . For forty - eight hours , most of the men had not closed their eyes in sleep . Within ten ...
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... morning , excessively annoyed by heat and dust , and intense thirst , for most of the wells and streams were dry . At Dug Springs , nineteen miles southwest of Springfield , they halted . They were in an oblong valley , five miles in ...
... morning , excessively annoyed by heat and dust , and intense thirst , for most of the wells and streams were dry . At Dug Springs , nineteen miles southwest of Springfield , they halted . They were in an oblong valley , five miles in ...
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... morning of the 10th . ' This was a fortunate circumstance for Lyon . He had moved at the appointed hour ; and as McCulloch , in anticipation of his march upon Springfield , had withdrawn his advanced pickets , and , feeling no ...
... morning of the 10th . ' This was a fortunate circumstance for Lyon . He had moved at the appointed hour ; and as McCulloch , in anticipation of his march upon Springfield , had withdrawn his advanced pickets , and , feeling no ...
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... morning , " the BATTLE OF August 10 , WILSON'S CREEK , after a struggle of five or six hours , which was not surpassed in intensity and prowess , on both sides , during the great war that followed . The National loss was between twelve ...
... morning , " the BATTLE OF August 10 , WILSON'S CREEK , after a struggle of five or six hours , which was not surpassed in intensity and prowess , on both sides , during the great war that followed . The National loss was between twelve ...
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