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 85
... storm of indignation at the north . contingency never anticipated , and the most unsparing de- nunciations were visited on the heads of the supposed offend- ers . The newspapers now began to assume the control of military matters , and ...
... storm of indignation at the north . contingency never anticipated , and the most unsparing de- nunciations were visited on the heads of the supposed offend- ers . The newspapers now began to assume the control of military matters , and ...
Page 89
... storm of rain . The columns were formed in total darkness , and set forward rapidly . In dead silence they pushed on through the storm , but the darkness and mud so impeded . their progress that they did not arrive before Philippi till ...
... storm of rain . The columns were formed in total darkness , and set forward rapidly . In dead silence they pushed on through the storm , but the darkness and mud so impeded . their progress that they did not arrive before Philippi till ...
Page 94
... storm . The next moment an Ohio regiment , posted on a rising piece of ground , poured in a volley , and then the Indianians with a loud and ringing cheer sprang forward . The enemy , panic stricken , broke and fled with the excep tion ...
... storm . The next moment an Ohio regiment , posted on a rising piece of ground , poured in a volley , and then the Indianians with a loud and ringing cheer sprang forward . The enemy , panic stricken , broke and fled with the excep tion ...
Page 95
... storm , till he came to the enemy's works . Cautiously advancing against them , he found them to his surprise , deserted . Guns , tents , horses , baggage , every thing had been abandoned in their wild flight . Many prisoners were taken ...
... storm , till he came to the enemy's works . Cautiously advancing against them , he found them to his surprise , deserted . Guns , tents , horses , baggage , every thing had been abandoned in their wild flight . Many prisoners were taken ...
Page 96
... storm to snatch a bite of biscuit . At last they emerged from Laurel Mountain , and came out on Cheat river , at Kahler's ford . It was now noon , and after a halt , the tired troops were glad to dash into the stream , to wash off the ...
... storm to snatch a bite of biscuit . At last they emerged from Laurel Mountain , and came out on Cheat river , at Kahler's ford . It was now noon , and after a halt , the tired troops were glad to dash into the stream , to wash off the ...
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