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
... forward by land from Fredericksburg , to form a junction with the right wing of the Army of the Potomac . Awaiting this reinforcement , General McClellan employed himself in strengthening his position , and in building 2 GENERAL M ...
... forward by land from Fredericksburg , to form a junction with the right wing of the Army of the Potomac . Awaiting this reinforcement , General McClellan employed himself in strengthening his position , and in building 2 GENERAL M ...
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... forward toward Richmond , trusting to the speedy defeat of the enemy and the consequent fall of the city , for a renewal of supplies ; but the approaches were fortified , and the town itself was surrounded with a strong line of ...
... forward toward Richmond , trusting to the speedy defeat of the enemy and the consequent fall of the city , for a renewal of supplies ; but the approaches were fortified , and the town itself was surrounded with a strong line of ...
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... forward from Hamburgh towards the lower point . On the 3d of May , a reconnoissance in force toward Farmington was ordered . The country is uneven and difficult to penetrate , and both time and caution were necessary . Generals Paine ...
... forward from Hamburgh towards the lower point . On the 3d of May , a reconnoissance in force toward Farmington was ordered . The country is uneven and difficult to penetrate , and both time and caution were necessary . Generals Paine ...
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... forward and to the left , connecting with General Denver's brigade on the extreme right . Two twenty - pound rifled guns of Silfversparre's battery , under the immediate supervision of Major Taylor , chief of artillery , were moved ...
... forward and to the left , connecting with General Denver's brigade on the extreme right . Two twenty - pound rifled guns of Silfversparre's battery , under the immediate supervision of Major Taylor , chief of artillery , were moved ...
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... forward the batteries and a reinforcement . General Wool in the mean time decided to push forward , and led the column by a roundabout route toward Norfolk . In spite of the heat of the day , the Union troops reached the en- trenched ...
... forward the batteries and a reinforcement . General Wool in the mean time decided to push forward , and led the column by a roundabout route toward Norfolk . In spite of the heat of the day , the Union troops reached the en- trenched ...
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