The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 2 |
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Page 68
... shell down from the sides of the mountains , and our batteries re- plying from the plain below . About noon , a short , severe conflict occurred between the infantry , over some pieces abandoned by our troops in a panic , in which the ...
... shell down from the sides of the mountains , and our batteries re- plying from the plain below . About noon , a short , severe conflict occurred between the infantry , over some pieces abandoned by our troops in a panic , in which the ...
Page 72
... shell , moved straight up to the crest of the hill that crowned the cornfield , and forming in full view of the enemy , began to pour in their rapid , deadly volleys . Hartsuff , commanding , fell severely wounded ; but that noble ...
... shell , moved straight up to the crest of the hill that crowned the cornfield , and forming in full view of the enemy , began to pour in their rapid , deadly volleys . Hartsuff , commanding , fell severely wounded ; but that noble ...
Page 97
... shells could reach them , but they were not aware of the motives which governed their Commander . This was not lessened by the sound of the enemy at work all night , planting batteries within close range . At length , the long wished ...
... shells could reach them , but they were not aware of the motives which governed their Commander . This was not lessened by the sound of the enemy at work all night , planting batteries within close range . At length , the long wished ...
Page 98
... shell tearing through them every moment with awful desolation . Like clouds , rent before the incessant flashes of lightning , those gray for- mations everywhere parted , showing great ragged openings that closed as quickly as made ...
... shell tearing through them every moment with awful desolation . Like clouds , rent before the incessant flashes of lightning , those gray for- mations everywhere parted , showing great ragged openings that closed as quickly as made ...
Page 100
... shell went tearing through the dense columns . But they had braced themselves up to the fearful work , they knew to be before them , and breasted the iron storm with sublime devotion . As they came within close range , and the infantry ...
... shell went tearing through the dense columns . But they had braced themselves up to the fearful work , they knew to be before them , and breasted the iron storm with sublime devotion . As they came within close range , and the infantry ...
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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