The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 1National Tribune, 1898 - UNITED STATES--HISTORY--CIVIL WAR, 1861-1865 |
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Page 27
... Advance , at Port Republic - Abandonment of the Pursuit - Püb- lic Disappointment at Jackson's Escape - Object of his Raid - Perplexity of Government -- The President Reorganizes the Virginia Department- General Pope Placed in Command ...
... Advance , at Port Republic - Abandonment of the Pursuit - Püb- lic Disappointment at Jackson's Escape - Object of his Raid - Perplexity of Government -- The President Reorganizes the Virginia Department- General Pope Placed in Command ...
Page 74
... advance the Mayor of Balti- more , who had in vain endeavored to keep the peace - at their head . This was the signal for a storm of brick - bats , stones , and clubs , varied with an occasional shot from a re- volver or musket . The ...
... advance the Mayor of Balti- more , who had in vain endeavored to keep the peace - at their head . This was the signal for a storm of brick - bats , stones , and clubs , varied with an occasional shot from a re- volver or musket . The ...
Page 89
... advance , till daylight revealed them to the enemy . The Colonel , then , seeing the enemy's camp in commotion , and fearing they were about to escape by flight , ordered his artillery , situated on the brow of a hill , to open upon ...
... advance , till daylight revealed them to the enemy . The Colonel , then , seeing the enemy's camp in commotion , and fearing they were about to escape by flight , ordered his artillery , situated on the brow of a hill , to open upon ...
Page 90
... advance to recon- noiter , was looked upon as a most extraordinary mode of pro- ceeding , and received the severest condemnation . It was , however , strictly in keeping with the unreasonable , headlong spirit of the north , that seemed ...
... advance to recon- noiter , was looked upon as a most extraordinary mode of pro- ceeding , and received the severest condemnation . It was , however , strictly in keeping with the unreasonable , headlong spirit of the north , that seemed ...
Page 93
... advance of Rosecrans .. Arriving there before him , they greeted his arrival with a sudden discharge of cannon . The day had been overcast , and now the long , threatening clouds began to descend in torrents on the weary column ...
... advance of Rosecrans .. Arriving there before him , they greeted his arrival with a sudden discharge of cannon . The day had been overcast , and now the long , threatening clouds began to descend in torrents on the weary column ...
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