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
... defence of Richmond ; that to conquer the rebels there , would be the surest method of securing the safety of Washington ; that the presence of McDowell's corps would so strengthen his hands as to make victory certain ; that , should ...
... defence of Richmond ; that to conquer the rebels there , would be the surest method of securing the safety of Washington ; that the presence of McDowell's corps would so strengthen his hands as to make victory certain ; that , should ...
Page 28
... defence , with the Merrimac . Six of our vessels , including the Monitor and Naugatuck , were actively engaged in the bombardment of the rebel batteries on Sewell's Point and Craney Island . The Merrimac evinced a decided dis ...
... defence , with the Merrimac . Six of our vessels , including the Monitor and Naugatuck , were actively engaged in the bombardment of the rebel batteries on Sewell's Point and Craney Island . The Merrimac evinced a decided dis ...
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... defence of Corinth . In this condition the rebels speedily decided that flight was the only safe course left to them , and , on the 4th of June , having previously destroyed every thing that could not be removed , they evacuated the two ...
... defence of Corinth . In this condition the rebels speedily decided that flight was the only safe course left to them , and , on the 4th of June , having previously destroyed every thing that could not be removed , they evacuated the two ...
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... defence , extending his army from Warrenton to Gainesville . Reinforcements for General Pope's army had by this time arrived , so that his numbers were increased to fifty - five thousand . But the rebel army numbered one hundred ...
... defence , extending his army from Warrenton to Gainesville . Reinforcements for General Pope's army had by this time arrived , so that his numbers were increased to fifty - five thousand . But the rebel army numbered one hundred ...
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... defence of Harper's Ferry as was made , deserves to be recorded and honorably remembered , BATTLE OF ANTIETAM . SEPTEMBER 17 , 1862 . The victors of South Mountain slept upon the field of battle , on the night of September 14th . On the ...
... defence of Harper's Ferry as was made , deserves to be recorded and honorably remembered , BATTLE OF ANTIETAM . SEPTEMBER 17 , 1862 . The victors of South Mountain slept upon the field of battle , on the night of September 14th . On the ...
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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