The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 2 |
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... road crossed the swamp , along which five thousand wagons , twenty - five hundred cattle , his immense siege train , and various war material had to be transported . It required nice calcula- tion and prompt , rapid movements to ...
... road crossed the swamp , along which five thousand wagons , twenty - five hundred cattle , his immense siege train , and various war material had to be transported . It required nice calcula- tion and prompt , rapid movements to ...
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... road , and the left resting on a piece of woods held by Brooks ' brigade . About four o'clock the rebels , in overpowering masses , came moy- ing down the Williamsburg road , and fell with savage fury on Burns ' brigade . They could not ...
... road , and the left resting on a piece of woods held by Brooks ' brigade . About four o'clock the rebels , in overpowering masses , came moy- ing down the Williamsburg road , and fell with savage fury on Burns ' brigade . They could not ...
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... road to White Oak Swamp , General French bringing up the rear . All night long the brave but weary columns toiled on ... roads leading from Richmond on the farther side of the swamp . In the meantime , as soon as daylight revealed to the ...
... road to White Oak Swamp , General French bringing up the rear . All night long the brave but weary columns toiled on ... roads leading from Richmond on the farther side of the swamp . In the meantime , as soon as daylight revealed to the ...
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... road that intersected our line of march after crossing the White Oak Swamp was the Charles City road , and this Slocum was left to guard . Farther on towards the James , was the Newmarket road . McCall was posted on this , with Meade's ...
... road that intersected our line of march after crossing the White Oak Swamp was the Charles City road , and this Slocum was left to guard . Farther on towards the James , was the Newmarket road . McCall was posted on this , with Meade's ...
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... roads coming down from Richmond strongly guarded ; hence , when the enemy appeared in over- whelming numbers at any given point , the ... road through White Oak Swamp , and had succeeded with the POSITION OF THE ARMY . 47 loss of only three.
... roads coming down from Richmond strongly guarded ; hence , when the enemy appeared in over- whelming numbers at any given point , 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