The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 2 |
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... fall back , while the heavy guns and wagons were sent across the river . BATTLE OF GAINES ' MILL . At Gaines ' Mill a second position was taken , so as to cover the bridges , while Stoneman , who had been in command of a flying column ...
... fall back , while the heavy guns and wagons were sent across the river . BATTLE OF GAINES ' MILL . At Gaines ' Mill a second position was taken , so as to cover the bridges , while Stoneman , who had been in command of a flying column ...
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... falling staff , plants a flag and calls on his men to rally around it , — but in vain . With sword in hand , aids dash ... fall , in vain . The battle is lost , and nothing now remains but to save it from becoming a rout . Then came the ...
... falling staff , plants a flag and calls on his men to rally around it , — but in vain . With sword in hand , aids dash ... fall , in vain . The battle is lost , and nothing now remains but to save it from becoming a rout . Then came the ...
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... fall into the hands of the enemy , and then they prepared for a stubborn resist- ance . In vain did the enemy move upon this noble rear guard , determined to break through to the trains beyond . It knew the mighty trust which had been ...
... fall into the hands of the enemy , and then they prepared for a stubborn resist- ance . In vain did the enemy move upon this noble rear guard , determined to break through to the trains beyond . It knew the mighty trust which had been ...
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... fall on him in flank and cut his army in two . The enemy on the Chickahominy had two sides of a triangle to traverse to reach him by this route , while he had but one , so that though he had to delay his march till his immense trains ...
... fall on him in flank and cut his army in two . The enemy on the Chickahominy had two sides of a triangle to traverse to reach him by this route , while he had but one , so that though he had to delay his march till his immense trains ...
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... fall back . The gallant , fiery leaders , Hooker and Kearney , were hurried to the rescue , and falling with their weary , heroic columns on the shouting , victorious enemy , hurled him back stunned and astonished . The battle lasted ...
... fall back . The gallant , fiery leaders , Hooker and Kearney , were hurried to the rescue , and falling with their weary , heroic columns on the shouting , victorious enemy , hurled him back stunned and astonished . The battle lasted ...
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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