Pictorial History of the Civil War in the United States of America, Volume 2G. S. Lester, 1878 - United States |
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... explained as follows : - STEAMBOAT OBSTRUCTIONS . - A A , rafts anchored between the shore and the channel . BB , batteries с STEAMBOAT OBSTRUC- TIONS . SPEAR'S TORPEDO , 62 THE CONFEDERATES ALARMED strength at Randolph and Fort Pillow.
... explained as follows : - STEAMBOAT OBSTRUCTIONS . - A A , rafts anchored between the shore and the channel . BB , batteries с STEAMBOAT OBSTRUC- TIONS . SPEAR'S TORPEDO , 62 THE CONFEDERATES ALARMED strength at Randolph and Fort Pillow.
Page 62
... shore . The ink of that dispatch was scarcely dry , when he countermanded the order , for he had heard glad tidings from McCulloch , in front of Lyon . Again , on the 15th , he was so alarmed by rumors from above , that he again ordered ...
... shore . The ink of that dispatch was scarcely dry , when he countermanded the order , for he had heard glad tidings from McCulloch , in front of Lyon . Again , on the 15th , he was so alarmed by rumors from above , that he again ordered ...
Page 63
... shore , and hence his order for Pillows to evacuate New Mad- rid and hasten with his troops and heavy guns to Randolph and Fort Pillow . Pillow demurred , and charged Polk , by implication , with keeping back re - enforcements , and ...
... shore , and hence his order for Pillows to evacuate New Mad- rid and hasten with his troops and heavy guns to Randolph and Fort Pillow . Pillow demurred , and charged Polk , by implication , with keeping back re - enforcements , and ...
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... shore of the Mississippi , for the seizure of Columbus . It was , therefore , " a military necessity , for the defense of the territory of the Confederate States , that a Confederate force should occupy Columbus in advance . " When ...
... shore of the Mississippi , for the seizure of Columbus . It was , therefore , " a military necessity , for the defense of the territory of the Confederate States , that a Confederate force should occupy Columbus in advance . " When ...
Page 86
... shore opposite , and break up the connection between Polk and Price . Oglesby's force was deflected toward New Madrid , and Colonel W. H. L. Wallace , of Illinois , was sent from CAIRO BIRD'S POINT BELMONT MISSISSIPP Nov. 6 , 1861 ...
... shore opposite , and break up the connection between Polk and Price . Oglesby's force was deflected toward New Madrid , and Colonel W. H. L. Wallace , of Illinois , was sent from CAIRO BIRD'S POINT BELMONT MISSISSIPP Nov. 6 , 1861 ...
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