The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 2 |
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... troops guarding it were compelled to hold it till reinforcements could be hurried up from some other point . But now all this was changed . He had his noble army once more well in hand , and concentrated where it could strike its ...
... troops guarding it were compelled to hold it till reinforcements could be hurried up from some other point . But now all this was changed . He had his noble army once more well in hand , and concentrated where it could strike its ...
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... troops , sent them forward with drums beating and banners flying , in the same all - engulfing fire . More desperate courage was never dis- played by any troops on any field than they evinced in these successive charges . Again and ...
... troops , sent them forward with drums beating and banners flying , in the same all - engulfing fire . More desperate courage was never dis- played by any troops on any field than they evinced in these successive charges . Again and ...
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... troops , in garrison , around Washington . He entered on his duties the 26th of June , the very day on which commenced the seven days ' struggle before Richmond . He began his career by issuing two orders , in which he ridiculed the ...
... troops , in garrison , around Washington . He entered on his duties the 26th of June , the very day on which commenced the seven days ' struggle before Richmond . He began his career by issuing two orders , in which he ridiculed the ...
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... troops , leaving Thorough Fare Gap open , towards which Jackson was steadily falling back , and through which Longstreet was about to pour his division to succor him Of course , a new disposition of the forces became necessary . Sigel ...
... troops , leaving Thorough Fare Gap open , towards which Jackson was steadily falling back , and through which Longstreet was about to pour his division to succor him Of course , a new disposition of the forces became necessary . Sigel ...
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... troops in that direction , and then suddenly recross the river , and come down on the Capital on the Virginia side , no one knew . Reorganizing the army , as by magic , McClellan at once took the field , moving cautiously up the Potomac ...
... troops in that direction , and then suddenly recross the river , and come down on the Capital on the Virginia side , no one knew . Reorganizing the army , as by magic , McClellan at once took the field , moving cautiously up the Potomac ...
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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