The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 2 |
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... River railroad , running east to the White House , ( the base of supplies , ) and the Chickahominy River , form the two sides of a letter V - Bottom's bridge being at the point . The right arm of the V looking north is the river , which ...
... River railroad , running east to the White House , ( the base of supplies , ) and the Chickahominy River , form the two sides of a letter V - Bottom's bridge being at the point . The right arm of the V looking north is the river , which ...
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... River . By these two latter roads , the rebels could swarm from Richmond , and fall on the heads of columns as they emerged from White Oak Swamp , should McClellan attempt to retreat towards the James River . As soon as Lee ascertained ...
... River . By these two latter roads , the rebels could swarm from Richmond , and fall on the heads of columns as they emerged from White Oak Swamp , should McClellan attempt to retreat towards the James River . As soon as Lee ascertained ...
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... river in our rear . At the same time he was to attack in front , to prevent reinforcements from being sent to Porter . The storm which had been slowly gathering , at length , on the 26th of June , burst in all its fury on the devoted ...
... river in our rear . At the same time he was to attack in front , to prevent reinforcements from being sent to Porter . The storm which had been slowly gathering , at length , on the 26th of June , burst in all its fury on the devoted ...
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... river , preparatory to the movement of the whole force to the James River . All the wagons , heavy guns , etc. , were also gathered there , and General Keyes , with his corps , sent across the White Oak Swamp to seize strong positions ...
... river , preparatory to the movement of the whole force to the James River . All the wagons , heavy guns , etc. , were also gathered there , and General Keyes , with his corps , sent across the White Oak Swamp to seize strong positions ...
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... River was only seventeen miles , so that along that single line of road , scarcely half of the immense train would have entered the swamp when its head would be on James River . All day long it was winding , like a mighty serpent , its ...
... River was only seventeen miles , so that along that single line of road , scarcely half of the immense train would have entered the swamp when its head would be on James River . All day long it was winding , like a mighty serpent , its ...
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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