The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 2 |
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Page 48
... column , till within close musket range , when at the word of command , the division sprung to its feet and poured in one deadly volley . Before it , that compact mass was rent like a cloud ... columns of the . THE BATTLE . • 49 enemy . In a.
... column , till within close musket range , when at the word of command , the division sprung to its feet and poured in one deadly volley . Before it , that compact mass was rent like a cloud ... columns of the . THE BATTLE . • 49 enemy . In a.
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... columns . Banks did not believe the enemy was in any considerable force , so , after suffering severely for a while , from the rebel batteries , he determined to charge those nearest him . General Williams held the right , and Augur the ...
... columns . Banks did not believe the enemy was in any considerable force , so , after suffering severely for a while , from the rebel batteries , he determined to charge those nearest him . General Williams held the right , and Augur the ...
Page 66
... columns across the Potomac , in the vicinity of Hagerstown , but whether for the purpose of moving down upon Washington on the Maryland side , or of invading Pennsylvania , or with the design to draw our troops in that direction , and ...
... columns across the Potomac , in the vicinity of Hagerstown , but whether for the purpose of moving down upon Washington on the Maryland side , or of invading Pennsylvania , or with the design to draw our troops in that direction , and ...
Page 69
... columns were almost within cannon shot of it . Although , as before stated , Harper's Ferry , as a military post , had no important bearing on McClellan's plan of the campaign , the loss of so many troops at this juncture , was a ...
... columns were almost within cannon shot of it . Although , as before stated , Harper's Ferry , as a military post , had no important bearing on McClellan's plan of the campaign , the loss of so many troops at this juncture , was a ...
Page 97
... columns as they moved out for the final advance . The very mys- tery that shrouded the rebel host , hidden in those stirless woods , added impressiveness to the scene . At length , a little after nine o'clock , the fearfui suspense ...
... columns as they moved out for the final advance . The very mys- tery that shrouded the rebel host , hidden in those stirless woods , added impressiveness to the scene . At length , a little after nine o'clock , the fearfui suspense ...
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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