The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 2 |
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Page 57
... held the right , and Augur the left , of the line of battle . General Prince , of the latter division , advanced his brigade from this part of the field , supported by General Geary , who moved nearly in a line with him . They swept ...
... held the right , and Augur the left , of the line of battle . General Prince , of the latter division , advanced his brigade from this part of the field , supported by General Geary , who moved nearly in a line with him . They swept ...
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... held by Colonel Miles , with a large garrison , which , for some unexplained reason , was not allowed , at the first , to be under McClellan's charge , though being directly in the field of his operations . Before he left Washington ...
... held by Colonel Miles , with a large garrison , which , for some unexplained reason , was not allowed , at the first , to be under McClellan's charge , though being directly in the field of his operations . Before he left Washington ...
Page 69
... held the place , though in itself it was of no consequence , in the campaign ; for , if McClellan was beaten , wé could not hold it , and if he drove the enemy out of Mary- land , it was necessarily ours , for the latter would not ...
... held the place , though in itself it was of no consequence , in the campaign ; for , if McClellan was beaten , wé could not hold it , and if he drove the enemy out of Mary- land , it was necessarily ours , for the latter would not ...
Page 72
... held its own for half an hour , and then , finding no support coming up , dashed alone into the cornfield , and swept it with one gallant rush . Ricketts , holding the left of the line , was hard pressed , and Mansfield was ordered to ...
... held its own for half an hour , and then , finding no support coming up , dashed alone into the cornfield , and swept it with one gallant rush . Ricketts , holding the left of the line , was hard pressed , and Mansfield was ordered to ...
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... held the bridge , McClellan , now thoroughly aroused to the danger that threatened him , sent his Inspector - General , Col. Sackett , with the peremptory order to Burnside , to push forward without a moment's delay , and carry the ...
... held the bridge , McClellan , now thoroughly aroused to the danger that threatened him , sent his Inspector - General , Col. Sackett , with the peremptory order to Burnside , to push forward without a moment's delay , and carry the ...
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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