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Page 77
... attacking their front . The attack was received by a battery of the Richmond Howitzers , under command of Major Randolph ; the action being commenced by a shot from the Parrott gun in our main battery aimed by himself . One of the guns ...
... attacking their front . The attack was received by a battery of the Richmond Howitzers , under command of Major Randolph ; the action being commenced by a shot from the Parrott gun in our main battery aimed by himself . One of the guns ...
Page 78
... attack , and their fire was directed by the bayonets of the en- emy . The position of the enemy was obscured by the shade of the woods on their right and two small houses on their left . The fire of the Confederates was returned by a ...
... attack , and their fire was directed by the bayonets of the en- emy . The position of the enemy was obscured by the shade of the woods on their right and two small houses on their left . The fire of the Confederates was returned by a ...
Page 83
... attacked by an adversary double his number . Convinced at length that the enemy would not approach him , General Johnston ... attack was intended on the south of the Confederate lines ; but , with a clear and quick intelligence , General ...
... attacked by an adversary double his number . Convinced at length that the enemy would not approach him , General Johnston ... attack was intended on the south of the Confederate lines ; but , with a clear and quick intelligence , General ...
Page 84
... attack the next day ; that General Rosecrans had started a night before with a division of the army three thousand strong , by a convenient route , to take him in the rear , while McClellan was to attack in front ; that he had moved a ...
... attack the next day ; that General Rosecrans had started a night before with a division of the army three thousand strong , by a convenient route , to take him in the rear , while McClellan was to attack in front ; that he had moved a ...
Page 86
... attack , but the at the time , relieving himself from censure and showing that he occupied on the day of the battle the position to which he was peremptorily ordered by General Garnett at the instance of Colonel Pegram . continued and ...
... attack , but the at the time , relieving himself from censure and showing that he occupied on the day of the battle the position to which he was peremptorily ordered by General Garnett at the instance of Colonel Pegram . continued and ...
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Southern History of the War: The Third Year of the War Edward Alfred Pollard No preview available - 2016 |
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