The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 2 |
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Page 55
... enemy should attempt to advance on Washington by way of the Shenan- doah Valley , it would be better , instead of ... enemy's line of communication , in the direction of Gordonsville and Charlottesville , so as to draw off a part of ...
... enemy should attempt to advance on Washington by way of the Shenan- doah Valley , it would be better , instead of ... enemy's line of communication , in the direction of Gordonsville and Charlottesville , so as to draw off a part of ...
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... enemy's left , which doubled it up , and forced it back , so that , when darkness put an end to the strife , we were masters of the field , but nothing more . In the attack on the enemy's left Grover's brigade , of Hooker's division ...
... enemy's left , which doubled it up , and forced it back , so that , when darkness put an end to the strife , we were masters of the field , but nothing more . In the attack on the enemy's left Grover's brigade , of Hooker's division ...
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... enemy's left , while Burnside , at the proper moment , was to carry the lower bridge , near the mouth of the creek , and crush the enemy's right , and then sweep along the heights towards the centre , which was then to advance and ...
... enemy's left , while Burnside , at the proper moment , was to carry the lower bridge , near the mouth of the creek , and crush the enemy's right , and then sweep along the heights towards the centre , which was then to advance and ...
Page 70
A History of the Civil War in the United States J. T. Headley. BATTLE OF ANTIETAM . TAKING OF THE BRIDGE ON ANTIETAM CREEK . A GALLANT CHARGE . 71 tiously down on the enemy's.
A History of the Civil War in the United States J. T. Headley. BATTLE OF ANTIETAM . TAKING OF THE BRIDGE ON ANTIETAM CREEK . A GALLANT CHARGE . 71 tiously down on the enemy's.
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... enemy's flank , on the further side . More or less skirmishing followed , but the firing ceased at dark , when ... enemy . The morning of the 17th broke somber and slow , over the heights , behind which slumbered the two great armies ...
... enemy's flank , on the further side . More or less skirmishing followed , but the firing ceased at dark , when ... enemy . The morning of the 17th broke somber and slow , over the heights , behind which slumbered the two great armies ...
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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