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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... rapidly , reach- ed New Iberia on the 16th of April . The enemy had evacuated the place so precipitately that they had found no time to provide for the safety of their transports , which they had destroyed in their haste , with all ...
... rapidly , reach- ed New Iberia on the 16th of April . The enemy had evacuated the place so precipitately that they had found no time to provide for the safety of their transports , which they had destroyed in their haste , with all ...
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... rapidly on , easily overcoming the feeble opposition of a retreating and demoralized enemy . General Banks thus briefly reports his progress to Opelousas : " On the evening of the 17th of April , General Grover , who had marched from ...
... rapidly on , easily overcoming the feeble opposition of a retreating and demoralized enemy . General Banks thus briefly reports his progress to Opelousas : " On the evening of the 17th of April , General Grover , who had marched from ...
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... rapid than our passage up . The rebels did not molest us much , and I do not believe one of their shots took effect while we were running down rapidly with the current . It was a melancholy affair , for we did not know but what the ...
... rapid than our passage up . The rebels did not molest us much , and I do not believe one of their shots took effect while we were running down rapidly with the current . It was a melancholy affair , for we did not know but what the ...
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... rapidly on Manchester . McCook to move in and , taking his place at Beech Grove , hold Liberty Gap with a division , and finally withdraw that and follow General Thomas to Manchester . The incessant rain delayed the arrival of General ...
... rapidly on Manchester . McCook to move in and , taking his place at Beech Grove , hold Liberty Gap with a division , and finally withdraw that and follow General Thomas to Manchester . The incessant rain delayed the arrival of General ...
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... rapidly acquiring the desired vigor . It gave further evidence of its im- proved efficiency in May and June , while ... rapid movement from Spring Hill , Tenn . , formed a junction with Colonel Roddy , attacked General Dodge at Tuscumbia ...
... rapidly acquiring the desired vigor . It gave further evidence of its im- proved efficiency in May and June , while ... rapid movement from Spring Hill , Tenn . , formed a junction with Colonel Roddy , attacked General Dodge at Tuscumbia ...
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