 | Orville James Victor - Generals - 1862 - 424 pages
...front. He struggled most determinedly, but finding him pressed, I moved McDowell's brigade directly against the left flank of the enemy, forced him back...position for four long hours, sometimes gaining and at others losing ground, General McClernand and myself acting in perfect concert and struggling to maintain... | |
 | Ann Sophia Winterbothom Stephens - United States - 1863 - 518 pages
...struggled determinedly ; but finding him severely pressed, Sherman moved McDowell's brigade directly against the left flank of the enemy, forced him back...cover — trees, fallen timber, and a wooded valley to the right. The brigade held this position for four long hours, sometimes gaining and at others losing... | |
 | Ann Sophia Winterbothom Stephens - United States - 1863 - 518 pages
...struggled determinedly ; but finding him severely pressed, Sherman moved McDowell's brigade directly against the left flank of the enemy, forced him back...cover — trees, fallen timber, and a wooded valley to the right. The brigade held this position for four long hours, sometimes gaining and at others losing... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - United States - 1861 - 852 pages
...front. He struggled most determinedly, but finding him pressed, I moved McDowell's brigade directly against the left flank of the enemy, forced him back...position for four, long hours, sometimes gaining, and at others losing ground, General McClernand and myself acting in perfect concert, and struggling to maintain... | |
 | Faunt Le Roy Senour - Atlanta Campaign, 1864 - 1865 - 736 pages
...directly against the left flank of the enemy, forcing him back some distance, and the men were directed to avail themselves of every cover — trees, fallen timber, and a wooded valley to our right. This position they held for four long hours, sometimes gaining and at other times losing ground, Generals... | |
 | Ann Sophia Stephens - United States - 1866 - 514 pages
...struggled determinedly ; but finding him severely pressed, Sherman moved McDowell's brigade directly against the left flank of the enemy, forced him back...cover — trees, fallen timber, and a wooded valley to the right. The brigade held this position for four long hours, sometimes gaining and at others losing... | |
 | William Tecumseh Sherman - Generals - 1875 - 426 pages
...front. He struggled most determinedly, but, finding him pressed, I moved McDowell's brigade directly against the left flank of the enemy, forced him back...position for four long hours, sometimes gaining and at others losing ground ; General McCIernand and myself acting in perfect concert, and struggling to maintain... | |
 | William Tecumseh Sherman - United States - 1886 - 492 pages
...front. Ho struggled most determinedly, but, finding him pressed, I moved McDowell's brigade directly against the left flank of the enemy, forced him back...this position for four long hours, sometimes gaining nnd at others losing ground ; General HcClernand and myself acting in perfect concert, and struggling... | |
 | William Tecumseh Sherman - United States - 1886 - 500 pages
...struggled most determinedly, but, finding him pressed, I moved McDowell's brigade directly ngainst the left flank of the enemy, forced him back some...wooded valley to our right. We held this position for fonr long hours, sumotimes gaining and at others losing ground ; General HcClernand and myself acting... | |
 | Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buel - United States - 1887 - 784 pages
...reports that at "about 10:30 AM the enemy had made a furious attack on General McClernand's whole front. Finding him pressed, I moved McDowell's brigade against...fallen timber, and a wooded valley to our right." It sounds like the signal to disperse, and a little after 1 o'clock the brigade and regiments are seen... | |
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He struggled most determinedly, but, finding him pressed, I moved McDowell's brigade directly against the left flank of the enemy, forced him back some distance, and then directed the men to avail themselves of every cover — trees, fallen timber, and... 
