The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 2 |
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... stream , the bridge over it having been destroyed . Huge fires , caused by the burning ma- terial collected on the route to the White House , lightened the midnight heavens , leaving no fragment of the rich spoils which the enemy had ...
... stream , the bridge over it having been destroyed . Huge fires , caused by the burning ma- terial collected on the route to the White House , lightened the midnight heavens , leaving no fragment of the rich spoils which the enemy had ...
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... stream . Here , planting his batteries , he opened a furious artillery fire on Franklin , who with his division had been left to defend the crossing . But Keyes handled his artillery with a skill that baffled all his efforts . BATTLE OF ...
... stream . Here , planting his batteries , he opened a furious artillery fire on Franklin , who with his division had been left to defend the crossing . But Keyes handled his artillery with a skill that baffled all his efforts . BATTLE OF ...
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... stream , were stationed the gunboats , under Commodore Rodgers , for the purpose of hurling their ponderous shells into the advancing columns of the enemy . In front were several ravines , furnishing natural obstacles to an approaching ...
... stream , were stationed the gunboats , under Commodore Rodgers , for the purpose of hurling their ponderous shells into the advancing columns of the enemy . In front were several ravines , furnishing natural obstacles to an approaching ...
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... stream to the right wing , which would endanger their own communication with the Capital . In front of Porter's division , the artillery was so posted that the tremendous fire of sixty cannon could be concen- trated on any single point ...
... stream to the right wing , which would endanger their own communication with the Capital . In front of Porter's division , the artillery was so posted that the tremendous fire of sixty cannon could be concen- trated on any single point ...
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... stream , emptying into the Potomac , with but a few fords , and those difficult ones ; near these the enemy had taken his position . Four stone bridges crossed within the distance of about seven miles - the last one being near its mouth ...
... stream , emptying into the Potomac , with but a few fords , and those difficult ones ; near these the enemy had taken his position . Four stone bridges crossed within the distance of about seven miles - the last one being near its mouth ...
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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