The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 2 |
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... whole country was dark with his moving masses , and the summer sun went down in an ocean of rolling smoke , that heaved and rifted before the deafening explosions which made the earth trem- ble . Our wearied , hungry troops moved amid ...
... whole country was dark with his moving masses , and the summer sun went down in an ocean of rolling smoke , that heaved and rifted before the deafening explosions which made the earth trem- ble . Our wearied , hungry troops moved amid ...
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... whole truth burst upon the country , it was stunned at the danger it had escaped , and filled with admiration at the valor of the army and skill of its leader , which had not merely kept at bay , but rolled back the overwhelming numbers ...
... whole truth burst upon the country , it was stunned at the danger it had escaped , and filled with admiration at the valor of the army and skill of its leader , which had not merely kept at bay , but rolled back the overwhelming numbers ...
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... Corps , nominally thirteen , but really only about eight thousand strong , to move to Culpepper Court House , where the whole army was being rapidly concentrated . ere On the BATTLE OF CEDAR MOUNTAIN . 57 9th of August ,
... Corps , nominally thirteen , but really only about eight thousand strong , to move to Culpepper Court House , where the whole army was being rapidly concentrated . ere On the BATTLE OF CEDAR MOUNTAIN . 57 9th of August ,
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... whole movement of Jackson was a surprise to him . So rapid and secret had his march of nearly fifty miles , in forty - eight hours been , that his sudden appearance at Bristow Station , on the Orange and Alexandria railroad , was like ...
... whole movement of Jackson was a surprise to him . So rapid and secret had his march of nearly fifty miles , in forty - eight hours been , that his sudden appearance at Bristow Station , on the Orange and Alexandria railroad , was like ...
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... whole corps was soon engaged , and for half an hour it stormed and thundered miles away to the right , as though the main battle was being fought there at the outset . The contest was in an open space , made by a plowed field and a ...
... whole corps was soon engaged , and for half an hour it stormed and thundered miles away to the right , as though the main battle was being fought there at the outset . The contest was in an open space , made by a plowed field and a ...
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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