The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 2 |
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Page 70
... heights on which he was planted , were not composed of a single line of hills , which , if once carried , the battle was won , but of a succession of hills - those rear commanding those in front . The hol- lows between , successfully ...
... heights on which he was planted , were not composed of a single line of hills , which , if once carried , the battle was won , but of a succession of hills - those rear commanding those in front . The hol- lows between , successfully ...
Page 71
... heights , but it was evident that the morning's dawn would witness the most fearful battle , thus far , of the war , and , in all human probability , settle the fate of Washington . It was clear , too , that the heaviest fighting was to ...
... heights , but it was evident that the morning's dawn would witness the most fearful battle , thus far , of the war , and , in all human probability , settle the fate of Washington . It was clear , too , that the heaviest fighting was to ...
Page 73
... heights beyond , and move along their crest to the enemy's rear . He himself occupied an eminence about midway between the two wings , and anxiously swept the field with his glass . Although the earthquake crash of artillery on the ...
... heights beyond , and move along their crest to the enemy's rear . He himself occupied an eminence about midway between the two wings , and anxiously swept the field with his glass . Although the earthquake crash of artillery on the ...
Page 74
... heights - that success was impossible unless he did that he must not stop to calculate losses . Three o'clock came , and still the heights were not carried . Again McClellan hurried off Key , with orders to storm the heights at all ...
... heights - that success was impossible unless he did that he must not stop to calculate losses . Three o'clock came , and still the heights were not carried . Again McClellan hurried off Key , with orders to storm the heights at all ...
Page 76
... heights , and choking the hollows . We had taken six thousand prisoners , and thirteen guns . The next morning , McClellan determined to renew the fight , but he found his heavy batteries were nearly out of ammunition - ten thousand ...
... heights , and choking the hollows . We had taken six thousand prisoners , and thirteen guns . The next morning , McClellan determined to renew the fight , but he found his heavy batteries were nearly out of ammunition - ten thousand ...
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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