The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 1National Tribune, 1898 - UNITED STATES--HISTORY--CIVIL WAR, 1861-1865 |
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Page 86
... half a mile long , on the top of which the enemy were posted in a strong position . FIGHT AT BOONEVILLE . Arriving within easy range , Captain Totten threw some nine - pounder shells into their ranks , while the infantry obliqued to the ...
... half a mile long , on the top of which the enemy were posted in a strong position . FIGHT AT BOONEVILLE . Arriving within easy range , Captain Totten threw some nine - pounder shells into their ranks , while the infantry obliqued to the ...
Page 94
... half an hour in the pouring rain , while the necessary recon- noissances were made . The bushes were so thick that ther opposing forces could not be seen , and the whereabouts of the enemy was known only by the dull explosions of cannon ...
... half an hour in the pouring rain , while the necessary recon- noissances were made . The bushes were so thick that ther opposing forces could not be seen , and the whereabouts of the enemy was known only by the dull explosions of cannon ...
Page 103
... half past eight , the battle raged without a monient's intermission . The sun sank on the strife , twilight came and went , and dark- ness finally settled over the woods , but still the struggle did not cease . Sigel's progress ...
... half past eight , the battle raged without a monient's intermission . The sun sank on the strife , twilight came and went , and dark- ness finally settled over the woods , but still the struggle did not cease . Sigel's progress ...
Page 108
... half a million of dollars . The southern Congress , thinking the north was playing simply a game of brag , responded with a similar call for men and money . Thus , whether the movers in the matter comprehended it or not , the war was ...
... half a million of dollars . The southern Congress , thinking the north was playing simply a game of brag , responded with a similar call for men and money . Thus , whether the movers in the matter comprehended it or not , the war was ...
Page 113
... half - past five , and hence had ample time to survey that of the enemy on the farther side . The latter was posted on hights that rose in regular slopes from the shore , broken into knolls and terraces , crowned here and there by earth ...
... half - past five , and hence had ample time to survey that of the enemy on the farther side . The latter was posted on hights that rose in regular slopes from the shore , broken into knolls and terraces , crowned here and there by earth ...
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