The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 1National Tribune, 1898 - UNITED STATES--HISTORY--CIVIL WAR, 1861-1865 |
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Page 84
... regiments took part in this general movement into Virginia , making in all some thirteen thousand men . A part of this force- the regiment of Fire Zouaves of New York , proceeded in steamers direct to Alexandria . About five o'clock in ...
... regiments took part in this general movement into Virginia , making in all some thirteen thousand men . A part of this force- the regiment of Fire Zouaves of New York , proceeded in steamers direct to Alexandria . About five o'clock in ...
Page 85
... regiments under the command of General Pierce were sent by General Butler to occupy New- port News . From thence they proceeded to Little Bethel which they occupied , and then pushed on to Big Bethel . Here they were met by the enemy ...
... regiments under the command of General Pierce were sent by General Butler to occupy New- port News . From thence they proceeded to Little Bethel which they occupied , and then pushed on to Big Bethel . Here they were met by the enemy ...
Page 89
... regiments of Union troops in two divisions commanded by Colonels Lander and Kelly . The two latter left Grafton at ten o'clock at night on the second of June , and proceeding by railroad to within twenty- five miles of Philippi ...
... regiments of Union troops in two divisions commanded by Colonels Lander and Kelly . The two latter left Grafton at ten o'clock at night on the second of June , and proceeding by railroad to within twenty- five miles of Philippi ...
Page 94
... regiment came up , and the order to " fix bayonets " ran along the undaunted line . The rattle of the iron sounded ominously in the pelt- ing storm . The next moment an Ohio regiment , posted on a rising piece of ground , poured in a ...
... regiment came up , and the order to " fix bayonets " ran along the undaunted line . The rattle of the iron sounded ominously in the pelt- ing storm . The next moment an Ohio regiment , posted on a rising piece of ground , poured in a ...
Page 97
... regiment to atoms . But the shot flew just over their heads . Milroy's regiment then came up and delivered an oblique fire . In the mean time , Colo- nel Dumont , with six companies , was ordered to cross the stream some three hundred ...
... regiment to atoms . But the shot flew just over their heads . Milroy's regiment then came up and delivered an oblique fire . In the mean time , Colo- nel Dumont , with six companies , was ordered to cross the stream some three hundred ...
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