Pictorial History of the War for the Union: A Complete and Reliable History of the War from Its Commencement to Its Close ... Together with a Complete Chronological Analysis of the War, Volume 2B.W. Hitchcock, 1867 - United States |
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Page 17
... corps would so strengthen his hands as to make victory certain ; that , should the rebels attempt a raid on Washington , their route would be by way of Gordonsville and Manassas , on which they could readily be checked ; and , finally ...
... corps would so strengthen his hands as to make victory certain ; that , should the rebels attempt a raid on Washington , their route would be by way of Gordonsville and Manassas , on which they could readily be checked ; and , finally ...
Page 45
... corps commanders at his headquarters , and informed them of the proposed change in his base of operations , his reasons , his choice of route and method of execution . General Keyes was directed to move his corps across White Oak swamp ...
... corps commanders at his headquarters , and informed them of the proposed change in his base of operations , his reasons , his choice of route and method of execution . General Keyes was directed to move his corps across White Oak swamp ...
Page 47
... corps commanders were directed to hold their positions until the trains had passed , after which a more concen- trated position was to be taken up near James river . " Our force was too small to occupy and hold the entire line from the ...
... corps commanders were directed to hold their positions until the trains had passed , after which a more concen- trated position was to be taken up near James river . " Our force was too small to occupy and hold the entire line from the ...
Page 50
... corps , extending backward in a curved line that reached almost to the river . The flank was well protected ; a Pennsylvania corps was held in reserve . Along the entire front the line was very strong ; and by slashing the timber ...
... corps , extending backward in a curved line that reached almost to the river . The flank was well protected ; a Pennsylvania corps was held in reserve . Along the entire front the line was very strong ; and by slashing the timber ...
Page 59
... corps was , during the forenoon of the next day , dispatched towards Cedar Moun- tain , in order that it might , so far as possible , retard the movements of the enemy . General Banks , on the evening of the 8th , had arrived from Hazel ...
... corps was , during the forenoon of the next day , dispatched towards Cedar Moun- tain , in order that it might , so far as possible , retard the movements of the enemy . General Banks , on the evening of the 8th , had arrived from Hazel ...
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advance army artillery assault Atlanta attack Banks batteries brave bridge brigade burned captured cavalry charge Charleston Chattanooga Colonel column command commenced Confederate corps creek crossed defeated destroyed division driven enemy enemy's engaged eral expedition Federal fight fire five flank fleet Fort Fisher Fort Sumter Fort Wagner forward four Fredericksburg front garrison Grant guerrillas gunboats guns heavy hill Hooker hundred infantry intrenchments killed and wounded Lieutenant Lieutenant-Commander line of battle loss Major-General McClernand miles Mississippi morning Morris Island moved movement Murfreesboro National troops night o'clock occupied officers Ohio pickets Port Hudson position Potomac prisoners railroad reached rear rebel force rebs regiments reinforcements repulsed retreat Richmond road Rosecrans sent shell Sherman shot side Skirmish soldiers steamer Sumter surrender Tenn Tennessee thousand took town Union army Union forces Union troops Unionists vessels Vicksburg Virginia Yazoo river