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 89
... mean time , stood and waited in the darkness for the order to advance , till daylight revealed them to the enemy . The Colonel , then , seeing the enemy's camp in commotion , and fearing they were about to escape by flight , ordered his ...
... mean time , stood and waited in the darkness for the order to advance , till daylight revealed them to the enemy . The Colonel , then , seeing the enemy's camp in commotion , and fearing they were about to escape by flight , ordered his ...
Page 94
... mean time , an Indiana regiment came up , and the order to " fix bayonets " ran along the undaunted line . The rattle of the iron sounded ominously in the pelt- ing storm . The next moment an Ohio regiment , posted on a rising piece of ...
... mean time , an Indiana regiment came up , and the order to " fix bayonets " ran along the undaunted line . The rattle of the iron sounded ominously in the pelt- ing storm . The next moment an Ohio regiment , posted on a rising piece of ...
Page 97
... 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 enemy in rear . Before his difficult mission was fulfilled , the order was ...
... 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 enemy in rear . Before his difficult mission was fulfilled , the order was ...
Page 108
... mean time , news having reached the country that the privateer Sumter was burning our ships on the high seas , a bill was passed authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to purchase or con- tract for such vessels , and to make such ...
... mean time , news having reached the country that the privateer Sumter was burning our ships on the high seas , a bill was passed authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to purchase or con- tract for such vessels , and to make such ...
Page 109
... means of transportation , and all the appliances and accessories necessary to the movement of a great army , were not so easily improvised . Still after full deliberation it was resolved to force a battle . The enemy at Manassas was ...
... means of transportation , and all the appliances and accessories necessary to the movement of a great army , were not so easily improvised . Still after full deliberation it was resolved to force a battle . The enemy at Manassas was ...
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