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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... enemy had set on fire the night before to prevent our The vessel captured from the Unionists . The enemy's position was on a plantation belonging to a Mr. Beasland , and the battle has been therefore termed that of Beasland . creeping ...
... enemy had set on fire the night before to prevent our The vessel captured from the Unionists . The enemy's position was on a plantation belonging to a Mr. Beasland , and the battle has been therefore termed that of Beasland . creeping ...
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... enemy . Beyond it , and also on the bayou , were the smoking ruins of some buildings which had been burned by the enemy the night before . At the farther end of the field were the enemy's field - works . Commencing at the bayou , the ...
... enemy . Beyond it , and also on the bayou , were the smoking ruins of some buildings which had been burned by the enemy the night before . At the farther end of the field were the enemy's field - works . Commencing at the bayou , the ...
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... enemy in it , and after the usual precautions the entire staff en- tered the factory with Colonel Gooding and reconnoitred . The enemy's works were distinctly seen to extend the whole length of the field , and in three pieces there ...
... enemy in it , and after the usual precautions the entire staff en- tered the factory with Colonel Gooding and reconnoitred . The enemy's works were distinctly seen to extend the whole length of the field , and in three pieces there ...
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... enemy's rear . When coming down they hit upon a party of skirmish- ers of the enemy . They led one of his brigades into an open field , where they had a wood on either flank , and one in front . They drew the brigade toward the corner ...
... enemy's rear . When coming down they hit upon a party of skirmish- ers of the enemy . They led one of his brigades into an open field , where they had a wood on either flank , and one in front . They drew the brigade toward the corner ...
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... enemy at Bayou Vermilion . The enemy's force consisted of a considerable number of cavalry , 1,000 infantry , and six pieces of artillery , masked in a strong position on the opposite bank , with which we were unacquainted . The enemy ...
... enemy at Bayou Vermilion . The enemy's force consisted of a considerable number of cavalry , 1,000 infantry , and six pieces of artillery , masked in a strong position on the opposite bank , with which we were unacquainted . 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