Pictorial History of the Civil War in the United States of America, Volume 2G. S. Lester, 1878 - United States |
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... side of an abrupt ravine . A line of battle was 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 ...
... side of an abrupt ravine . A line of battle was 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 ...
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... side of the Missis- sippi . He had prohibited all steamboats from going above New Madrid , had pressed into the service several Cincinnati pilots , and had ordered up two gunboats from New Orleans , to operate between New Madrid and ...
... side of the Missis- sippi . He had prohibited all steamboats from going above New Madrid , had pressed into the service several Cincinnati pilots , and had ordered up two gunboats from New Orleans , to operate between New Madrid and ...
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... side , ending in a steep ridge at Ivy Creek , which bent around it . There lay the Confederates in ambush , and did not fire until Marshall's battalion was close upon them . Then a volley was poured upon his men , and a sharp skirmish ...
... side , ending in a steep ridge at Ivy Creek , which bent around it . There lay the Confederates in ambush , and did not fire until Marshall's battalion was close upon them . Then a volley was poured upon his men , and a sharp skirmish ...
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... side of the river , whilst his in- fantry and a small portion of his cavalry were on the opposite shore . Tyler had information of this affair , and hoped to strike Floyd before he could re- unite his troops . But he was a little too ...
... side of the river , whilst his in- fantry and a small portion of his cavalry were on the opposite shore . Tyler had information of this affair , and hoped to strike Floyd before he could re- unite his troops . But he was a little too ...
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... side of the Gauley River , which here swept in a curve , so that each flank of the Confederate in- trenchments rested on the stream . Over that eminence , and through these works , passed the road to Car- nifex Ferry , a passage of the ...
... side of the Gauley River , which here swept in a curve , so that each flank of the Confederate in- trenchments rested on the stream . Over that eminence , and through these works , passed the road to Car- nifex Ferry , a passage of the ...
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