The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 2 |
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... crossing the White Oak Swamp was the Charles City road , and this Slocum was left to guard . Farther on towards the ... crossed at right angles our line of march , a fierce battle was raging ; while , at the same X 1 JAMES RIVER REACHED ...
... crossing the White Oak Swamp was the Charles City road , and this Slocum was left to guard . Farther on towards the ... crossed at right angles our line of march , a fierce battle was raging ; while , at the same X 1 JAMES RIVER REACHED ...
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... crossed the whole line of fire of our batteries , breasting the storm of grape and canister without flinching , till close upon our line of battle , when their shouts of victory arose within short pistol shot of the coolly awaiting ...
... crossed the whole line of fire of our batteries , breasting the storm of grape and canister without flinching , till close upon our line of battle , when their shouts of victory arose within short pistol shot of the coolly awaiting ...
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... crossed and re - crossed each other in every direction , weaving a fiery net - work over the struggling armies . Into the midst of this pandemonium , every few minutes , fell one of the ponderous shells from the gunboats , bursting with ...
... crossed and re - crossed each other in every direction , weaving a fiery net - work over the struggling armies . Into the midst of this pandemonium , every few minutes , fell one of the ponderous shells from the gunboats , bursting with ...
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... crossed the Rapidan , and occupied the sides of Cedar Mountain , in force . Banks , as he approached the mountain , about four o'clock in the afternoon , heard de- sultory firing from Bayard's cavalry , which was disput- ing the ...
... crossed the Rapidan , and occupied the sides of Cedar Mountain , in force . Banks , as he approached the mountain , about four o'clock in the afternoon , heard de- sultory firing from Bayard's cavalry , which was disput- ing the ...
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... crossed , relieved him for a while . On the 25th only seven thousand men , the Pennsylvania reserves un- der Reynolds and Kearney's division , had reached him from the Army of the Potomac . But receiving word that thirty thousand more ...
... crossed , relieved him for a while . On the 25th only seven thousand men , the Pennsylvania reserves un- der Reynolds and Kearney's division , had reached him from the Army of the Potomac . But receiving word that thirty thousand more ...
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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