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 74
... head . This was the signal for a storm of brick - bats , stones , and clubs , varied with an occasional shot from a re- volver or musket . The soldiers suffered severely , but bore the indignity and violence with a forbearance that was ...
... head . This was the signal for a storm of brick - bats , stones , and clubs , varied with an occasional shot from a re- volver or musket . The soldiers suffered severely , but bore the indignity and violence with a forbearance that was ...
Page 85
... heads of the supposed offend- ers . The newspapers now began to assume the control of military matters , and it was evident that the unreasonable demands of the public would ere long force the government into worse blunders . In the ...
... heads of the supposed offend- ers . The newspapers now began to assume the control of military matters , and it was evident that the unreasonable demands of the public would ere long force the government into worse blunders . In the ...
Page 97
... heads . Milroy's regiment then came up and delivered an oblique fire . In the mean time , Colo- nel Dumont , with six companies , was ordered to cross the stream some three hundred yards farther up , and ascending the hill take the ...
... heads . Milroy's regiment then came up and delivered an oblique fire . In the mean time , Colo- nel Dumont , with six companies , was ordered to cross the stream some three hundred yards farther up , and ascending the hill take the ...
Page 98
... head , on which they wrote , " Name unknown . - A brave fellow who shared his General's fate , and fell fighting by his side while his companions had fled . " General Garnett , while an officer in the United States army , had won ...
... head , on which they wrote , " Name unknown . - A brave fellow who shared his General's fate , and fell fighting by his side while his companions had fled . " General Garnett , while an officer in the United States army , had won ...
Page 99
... bridge . The moment the head entered it , the rebels poured in a destructive volley . Receiving it without flinch- ing , the little band with a loud cheer dashed on a run across 100 FIGHT AT BARBOURSVILLE . it . But when nearly.
... bridge . The moment the head entered it , the rebels poured in a destructive volley . Receiving it without flinch- ing , the little band with a loud cheer dashed on a run across 100 FIGHT AT BARBOURSVILLE . it . But when nearly.
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