The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 2 |
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... and the steadi- est troops , could extricate the American commander from the terrible position in which it would inevitably place him . The main Union army , it will be remembered , was be- 1 34 FLANK MOVEMENT OF THE ENEMY . tween the.
... and the steadi- est troops , could extricate the American commander from the terrible position in which it would inevitably place him . The main Union army , it will be remembered , was be- 1 34 FLANK MOVEMENT OF THE ENEMY . tween the.
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... position was taken , so as to cover the bridges , while Stoneman , who had been in command of a flying column to protect Porter's flank , was sent off to- wards the White House , to prevent its being cut off by Jackson . The new position ...
... position was taken , so as to cover the bridges , while Stoneman , who had been in command of a flying column to protect Porter's flank , was sent off to- wards the White House , to prevent its being cut off by Jackson . The new position ...
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... position of that part of the army which was on the north side of the stream at noon , on the 27th of June . The enemy , relying on his superior numbers , ad- vanced with such determination upon our line of battle , that by two o'clock ...
... position of that part of the army which was on the north side of the stream at noon , on the 27th of June . The enemy , relying on his superior numbers , ad- vanced with such determination upon our line of battle , that by two o'clock ...
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... position . Although he had given General Barnard , Engineer - in - chief , special orders as to the location of the troops as fast as they arrived , he on the morning of the first of July , made the entire circuit of the position ...
... position . Although he had given General Barnard , Engineer - in - chief , special orders as to the location of the troops as fast as they arrived , he on the morning of the first of July , made the entire circuit of the position ...
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... siege guns . This officer had made almost superhuman efforts to save his unwieldy siege train amid the struggling mass that crowded the road through White Oak Swamp , and had succeeded with the POSITION OF THE ARMY . 47 loss of only three.
... siege guns . This officer had made almost superhuman efforts to save his unwieldy siege train amid the struggling mass that crowded the road through White Oak Swamp , and had succeeded with the POSITION OF THE ARMY . 47 loss of only three.
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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