The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 2 |
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Page 35
... McClellan now ascertained that Jackson was moving rapidly down on his communications , far to the right of Porter , and directed him to fall back , while the heavy guns and wagons were sent across the river . BATTLE OF GAINES ' MILL ...
... McClellan now ascertained that Jackson was moving rapidly down on his communications , far to the right of Porter , and directed him to fall back , while the heavy guns and wagons were sent across the river . BATTLE OF GAINES ' MILL ...
Page 36
... McClellan for reinforcements and more axes , to complete his defences . General Barnard , by whom the order was sent , never delivered it , an act of disobedience or neglect , meriting the severest condemnation , and by three o'clock ...
... McClellan for reinforcements and more axes , to complete his defences . General Barnard , by whom the order was sent , never delivered it , an act of disobedience or neglect , meriting the severest condemnation , and by three o'clock ...
Page 39
... McClellan used the following strong and stinging language to the Secretary of War : — " I know that a few thousand more men would have changed this battle from a defeat to a victory . As it is , the government must not , and cannot ...
... McClellan used the following strong and stinging language to the Secretary of War : — " I know that a few thousand more men would have changed this battle from a defeat to a victory . As it is , the government must not , and cannot ...
Page 40
... McClellan , for he needed the time it gave him , to get his immense trains across the swamp , before his army began to move . Tangled up between his corps , it would throw every thing into comfusion . Only a single road crossed the ...
... McClellan , for he needed the time it gave him , to get his immense trains across the swamp , before his army began to move . Tangled up between his corps , it would throw every thing into comfusion . Only a single road crossed the ...
Page 41
... McClellan broke up his head - quarters at Savage Station , and moved across the swamp , to examine the ground beyond , for the disposition of the corps , and make sure his communication with the gunboats , without which all would be ...
... McClellan broke up his head - quarters at Savage Station , and moved across the swamp , to examine the ground beyond , for the disposition of the corps , and make sure his communication with the gunboats , without which all would be ...
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A. P. Hill advance army artillery assault attack Banks batteries BATTLE OF ANTIETAM BATTLE OF GAINES Bragg brave bridge brigade Buell Burnside campaign cannon captured cavalry charge Chattanooga close Colonel columns command commenced compelled Corinth Corps crossed Cumberland Gap dark dashed desperate division enemy enemy's fall back fell field fierce fight fire flank Fort Wagner forward Fredericksburg front gallant Grant gunboats guns Halleck heavy heights hill Hooker horses hundred Jackson James River latter Lee's line of battle McClellan McClernand meantime miles military Mississippi Morgan morning mountain moved movement Murfreesboro night numbers o'clock opened Porter position Potomac pressed prisoners pushed railroad Rappahannock reached rear rebellion regiment retreat Richmond road Rosecrans Savage Station sent Sherman shot and shell shout side siege soldiers stood storm stream struggle swept Tennessee thousand thunder troops Valley Vicksburg victory White Oak Swamp whole woods wounded