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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... assault in column on the 4th of July , and say that they would have been able to repel any such assault . However this may be , the fact that they were brought to desperate straits for something to eat is indispu- table . All prejudices ...
... assault in column on the 4th of July , and say that they would have been able to repel any such assault . However this may be , the fact that they were brought to desperate straits for something to eat is indispu- table . All prejudices ...
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... Assault . - Union Account .-- Enemy's Account - Co - operation of the Fleet . The good conduct of the Negro Soldiers . -A Regular Siege . - A Surrender demanded and refused . — Another Unsuccessful Assault . - Another Assault proposed ...
... Assault . - Union Account .-- Enemy's Account - Co - operation of the Fleet . The good conduct of the Negro Soldiers . -A Regular Siege . - A Surrender demanded and refused . — Another Unsuccessful Assault . - Another Assault proposed ...
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... assault . The de- May sign was to carry the enemy's 27 . positions on the right and left , and its execution chiefly devolved upon the divisions of Generals Sherman and Weitzel . The assault was spiritedly made , and an entrance into ...
... assault . The de- May sign was to carry the enemy's 27 . positions on the right and left , and its execution chiefly devolved upon the divisions of Generals Sherman and Weitzel . The assault was spiritedly made , and an entrance into ...
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... assault , General Banks was persuaded of the necessity of laying siege in regular form . His troops , accordingly , were set to digging ditches , erecting batteries , and approaching by parallels . Active skir- mishing was , in the mean ...
... assault , General Banks was persuaded of the necessity of laying siege in regular form . His troops , accordingly , were set to digging ditches , erecting batteries , and approaching by parallels . Active skir- mishing was , in the mean ...
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... assault . On the 11th of July , the two steamers arrived at New Orleans , where , after their adventurous cruise and long ab- sence , they were received with acclama- tion . Hudson was the greatest blow yet in- flicted upon the enemy ...
... assault . On the 11th of July , the two steamers arrived at New Orleans , where , after their adventurous cruise and long ab- sence , they were received with acclama- tion . Hudson was the greatest blow yet in- flicted upon the enemy ...
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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