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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... intrenchments , he made a brief stand , but Sherman coming up and attacking him briskly , he was forced to evacuate during the night . On the next morning , July 16th , General Sherman occupied Jackson , and thus obtained , although ...
... intrenchments , he made a brief stand , but Sherman coming up and attacking him briskly , he was forced to evacuate during the night . On the next morning , July 16th , General Sherman occupied Jackson , and thus obtained , although ...
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... intrenchments , and we were ready to attempt to storm them in the morning . such rapidity that they seemed to have to guard it , and at the extreme right a large five - sided work , with a deep ditch filled with water . It had , as we ...
... intrenchments , and we were ready to attempt to storm them in the morning . such rapidity that they seemed to have to guard it , and at the extreme right a large five - sided work , with a deep ditch filled with water . It had , as we ...
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... intrenchments , and were following them up . The Fifty - third Massachusetts was driving them up when darkness came on . An order was received by Colonel Gooding to remain where they then " Colonel Gooding ordered those in were until ...
... intrenchments , and were following them up . The Fifty - third Massachusetts was driving them up when darkness came on . An order was received by Colonel Gooding to remain where they then " Colonel Gooding ordered those in were until ...
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... intrenched abattis . This abattis ex- tends from the river eastward , till it joins a series of intrenchments nine or son . Port Hudson is about twenty - five miles above Baton Rouge , the capital of Louisiana , on the eastern side of ...
... intrenched abattis . This abattis ex- tends from the river eastward , till it joins a series of intrenchments nine or son . Port Hudson is about twenty - five miles above Baton Rouge , the capital of Louisiana , on the eastern side of ...
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... intrenchments . On the 26th of May , the enemy's works were completely invested . " Our line of investment was as fol- lows : The extreme right was command- ed by General Weitzel , with his own and the division of General Emory ; the ...
... intrenchments . On the 26th of May , the enemy's works were completely invested . " Our line of investment was as fol- lows : The extreme right was command- ed by General Weitzel , with his own and the division of General Emory ; the ...
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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