The war with the south: a history of the late rebellion with biographical sketches of leading statesmen and distinguished naval and military commanders, etc, Volume 3Virtue & Yorston, 1867 - 738 pages |
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... Union forces , the region . of the insurgents was divided into two parts , and their armies on the east of the river severed from the great sources of supply - Arkansas , Louisiana , and Texas - on the west . The success of the Northern ...
... Union forces , the region . of the insurgents was divided into two parts , and their armies on the east of the river severed from the great sources of supply - Arkansas , Louisiana , and Texas - on the west . The success of the Northern ...
Page 31
... Union Cavalry . - Death of Van Dorn . - Streight's Expedition . - Streight overtaken by Forrest , and forced to Surrender . to Columbia and Spring Hill , where and Union men. 1863 . AFTER the battle of Stone River and the occupation of ...
... Union Cavalry . - Death of Van Dorn . - Streight's Expedition . - Streight overtaken by Forrest , and forced to Surrender . to Columbia and Spring Hill , where and Union men. 1863 . AFTER the battle of Stone River and the occupation of ...
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... Union men at about 18,000 , in- Forrest was concentrated , and threaten - fantry and artillery ; Hardee's at 12,000 , ing Franklin . infantry and artillery - making a total of 30,000 of these arms , and probably 8,000 effective cavalry ...
... Union men at about 18,000 , in- Forrest was concentrated , and threaten - fantry and artillery ; Hardee's at 12,000 , ing Franklin . infantry and artillery - making a total of 30,000 of these arms , and probably 8,000 effective cavalry ...
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... Union gun - boats and transports navigating them , and ventured occasionally to attack the Federal posts on Rosecrans ' line of communications in his rear . the 10th of April , Van Dorn , embolden- ed by some minor successes , assaulted ...
... Union gun - boats and transports navigating them , and ventured occasionally to attack the Federal posts on Rosecrans ' line of communications in his rear . the 10th of April , Van Dorn , embolden- ed by some minor successes , assaulted ...
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... Union loss was one killed and one missing . " On the 22d of April , the Union cavalry took McMinnville by surprise . On this occasion , " Colonel Longworth , of the Ohio Cavalry , struck the railroad , destroyed the telegraph and ...
... Union loss was one killed and one missing . " On the 22d of April , the Union cavalry took McMinnville by surprise . On this occasion , " Colonel Longworth , of the Ohio Cavalry , struck the railroad , destroyed the telegraph and ...
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advance army arrived artillery assault Atlanta attack bank batteries bridge brigade Burnside Captain captured cavalry centre Chattanooga Colonel column command Confederate Court House Creek crossed defence dépôt destroyed direction division driven east enemy enemy's eral expedition Federal fifth corps fight fire five flank fleet followed force Fort Fisher Fort Morgan Fort Sumter Fort Wagner four Fredericksburg front garrison Government gun-boats guns heavy Hill hundred infantry intrenchments iron-clads killed and wounded loss Major-General ment miles military morning Morris Island moved movement musketry night o'clock occupied officers passed Petersburg pickets pontoon bridge port Port Hudson position Potomac prisoners railroad rear rebel regiments retreat Richmond river road Schofield second corps sent shell Sheridan Sherman shot side sixth corps skirmishers soon Spottsylvania Court House Station steamer surrender Tennessee thousand tion took town troops Union vessels wagon trains wagons