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 84
... morning Colonel Ellsworth , the Zouave commander , landed in good order , and marched forward in double - quick , driving the rebels before him . One company was immediately de- tailed to destroy the railroad track leading to Richmond ...
... morning Colonel Ellsworth , the Zouave commander , landed in good order , and marched forward in double - quick , driving the rebels before him . One company was immediately de- tailed to destroy the railroad track leading to Richmond ...
Page 89
... morning , but Colonel Kelly was unable to be at the designated place at that hour . Colonel Lander's command , in the mean time , stood and waited in the darkness for the order to advance , till daylight revealed them to the enemy . The ...
... morning , but Colonel Kelly was unable to be at the designated place at that hour . Colonel Lander's command , in the mean time , stood and waited in the darkness for the order to advance , till daylight revealed them to the enemy . The ...
Page 95
... morning , at two o'clock , the loud reveille called up the weary soldiers , who snatching a hasty breakfast started after the fugitives . The rain soon began to fall in torrents , turning the roads into a bed of mortar , and making the ...
... morning , at two o'clock , the loud reveille called up the weary soldiers , who snatching a hasty breakfast started after the fugitives . The rain soon began to fall in torrents , turning the roads into a bed of mortar , and making the ...
Page 101
... morning of the 6th came upon the enemy in great force , encamped in the open prairie , most of them mounted . Though plainly outnumbered , he moved his column , which looked a mere speck on the wide prairie , steadily forward , till he ...
... morning of the 6th came upon the enemy in great force , encamped in the open prairie , most of them mounted . Though plainly outnumbered , he moved his column , which looked a mere speck on the wide prairie , steadily forward , till he ...
Page 104
... morning , from whence he leisurely continued his retreat to Mount Vernon . Sigel had handled his little force throughout the trying circumstances with which he had been surrounded , with consummate skill and shown himself an able ...
... morning , from whence he leisurely continued his retreat to Mount Vernon . Sigel had handled his little force throughout the trying circumstances with which he had been surrounded , with consummate skill and shown himself an able ...
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