The Lost Cause: A New Southern History of the War of the Confederates : Comprising a Full and Authentic Account of the Rise and Progress of the Late Southern Confederacy--the Campaigns, Battles, Incidents, and Adventures of the Most Gigantic Struggle of the World's HistoryThis book recounts the Civil War as a battle between "two nations of opposite civilizations" and that slavery enriched the South. |
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Page 239
... corps under Gen. Polk followed the second line at the distance of about eight hundred yards , in lines of brigades , deployed with their batteries in rear of each brigade , moving by the Pittsburg road , the left wing supported by ...
... corps under Gen. Polk followed the second line at the distance of about eight hundred yards , in lines of brigades , deployed with their batteries in rear of each brigade , moving by the Pittsburg road , the left wing supported by ...
Page 266
... corps d'armée in the lines before Yorktown , and had in the field a force of nearly 90,000 infantry , 55 batteries of artillery ( making a total of 330 field guns ) , and about 10,000 cavalry , besides a siege train of 103 guns . This ...
... corps d'armée in the lines before Yorktown , and had in the field a force of nearly 90,000 infantry , 55 batteries of artillery ( making a total of 330 field guns ) , and about 10,000 cavalry , besides a siege train of 103 guns . This ...
Page 267
... corps came up near Williamsburg with the Confederate rear - guard , commanded by Gen. Longstreet . The Federals were in a forest in front of Williamsburg ; but as Hooker came into the open ground , he was vigorously attacked , driven ...
... corps came up near Williamsburg with the Confederate rear - guard , commanded by Gen. Longstreet . The Federals were in a forest in front of Williamsburg ; but as Hooker came into the open ground , he was vigorously attacked , driven ...
Page 302
... corps , had been concentrated there ; Banks ' corps being pushed forward five miles south of the town . Gen. Jackson , who was anxious to meet his old acquaintance of the Shenandoah Valley , resolved to attack this portion of the ...
... corps , had been concentrated there ; Banks ' corps being pushed forward five miles south of the town . Gen. Jackson , who was anxious to meet his old acquaintance of the Shenandoah Valley , resolved to attack this portion of the ...
Page 303
... corps of Maj . - Gen . Burnside , from North Carolina , which had reached Fredericksburg , was reported to have moved up the Rappahannock , a few days after the battle , to unite with Gen. Pope , and a part of Gen. McClellan's army was ...
... corps of Maj . - Gen . Burnside , from North Carolina , which had reached Fredericksburg , was reported to have moved up the Rappahannock , a few days after the battle , to unite with Gen. Pope , and a part of Gen. McClellan's army was ...
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A. P. Hill advance arms army arrest artillery assault attack bank batteries battle Beauregard Bragg brigade campaign captured Carolina cavalry Charleston column command commenced Confederacy Confederate forces Congress Constitution contest corps crossed D. H. Hill declared defence division early enemy enemy's evacuation Federal field fire flank fleet Fort Sumter Fort Wagner Fredericksburg front garrison Government Grant gunboats guns held Hill hundred infantry Jackson James River Johnston Kentucky Lee's Lincoln Longstreet loss Manassas McClellan ment miles military Mississippi Missouri morning moved movement night North Northern officers operations Orleans party pieces of artillery political position Potomac President Davis prisoners railroad rear regiments reinforcements retreat Richmond river road Shenandoah Valley Sherman side slavery soldiers South South Carolina Southern success Sumter superiour surrender Tennessee thousand tion troops Union United Valley vessels Vicksburg victory Virginia Washington whole wounded