The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 2 |
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Page 109
... horse and galloped to the spot . Not a soul was to be found - all had gone for- ward to the main column . Seizing some burning fagots , he fired the trains with his own hands , and mounting his horse , dashed down the Gap . He had ...
... horse and galloped to the spot . Not a soul was to be found - all had gone for- ward to the main column . Seizing some burning fagots , he fired the trains with his own hands , and mounting his horse , dashed down the Gap . He had ...
Page 119
... horses , in short , could not march against the enemy , with any prospect of success . The correspondence between McClellan and Halleck at this time , is one of the most ex- traordinary developments of the war - the former repeating his ...
... horses , in short , could not march against the enemy , with any prospect of success . The correspondence between McClellan and Halleck at this time , is one of the most ex- traordinary developments of the war - the former repeating his ...
Page 124
... Horses galloping furiously across the plain - brigades streaming on the double - quick through the fiery sleet , that made great gaps in them as they passed- swaying columns bravely endeavoring to breast the storm- the ragged front of ...
... Horses galloping furiously across the plain - brigades streaming on the double - quick through the fiery sleet , that made great gaps in them as they passed- swaying columns bravely endeavoring to breast the storm- the ragged front of ...
Page 130
... horses ' hoofs struck fire among the rocks , and they swung along at such a slashing pace that one of his escort finally exclaimed : " General , this way of going like h - 1 over the rocks will knock up the horses . " " That's true ...
... horses ' hoofs struck fire among the rocks , and they swung along at such a slashing pace that one of his escort finally exclaimed : " General , this way of going like h - 1 over the rocks will knock up the horses . " " That's true ...
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... horse , dashed down the road , splashing the mud over himself , and those who pressed hard after him . Losing his way on his return , he " charged impatiently " through the woods , in the vain effort to find the right road . Amid bugle ...
... horse , dashed down the road , splashing the mud over himself , and those who pressed hard after him . Losing his way on his return , he " charged impatiently " through the woods , in the vain effort to find the right road . Amid bugle ...
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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