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 101
... shells going over the heads of Sigel's command , and ex- ploding in the prairie . On the other hand their guns were be- ing dismounted one after another , when at two o'clock , their 102 SIGEL'S ADMIRABLE RETREAT . cavalry moved off to the.
... shells going over the heads of Sigel's command , and ex- ploding in the prairie . On the other hand their guns were be- ing dismounted one after another , when at two o'clock , their 102 SIGEL'S ADMIRABLE RETREAT . cavalry moved off to the.
Page 112
... o'clock in the morning , the order to march was given . It was a warm moonlight night , and the army presented a magnificent spectacle as it began to move off through the green fields and overhanging woods . The fires by which the host ...
... o'clock in the morning , the order to march was given . It was a warm moonlight night , and the army presented a magnificent spectacle as it began to move off through the green fields and overhanging woods . The fires by which the host ...
Page 113
... o'clock Tyler was in front of the enemy's · centre , and soon a thirty pound rifled Parrott gun -- the signal agreed ony which he was to announce he was in position- awoke the morning echoes , and the shell bursting in mid air announced ...
... o'clock Tyler was in front of the enemy's · centre , and soon a thirty pound rifled Parrott gun -- the signal agreed ony which he was to announce he was in position- awoke the morning echoes , and the shell bursting in mid air announced ...
Page 114
... o'clock came to Sudley's Springs ford , where the latter had just crossed with the exception of one brigade which was then entering the water . It was ten miles from Centreville to this place and the soldiers before reaching it THE ...
... o'clock came to Sudley's Springs ford , where the latter had just crossed with the exception of one brigade which was then entering the water . It was ten miles from Centreville to this place and the soldiers before reaching it THE ...
Page 117
... o'clock in the morning of this hot July day . Sherman and Keyes led their brigades gallantly forward , and by two o'clock the battle was to human view won . Many of the enemy were already in full flight - the whole army borne back a ...
... o'clock in the morning of this hot July day . Sherman and Keyes led their brigades gallantly forward , and by two o'clock the battle was to human view won . Many of the enemy were already in full flight - the whole army borne back a ...
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