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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... shot and shell which had been poured so continually into the city had , however , left their marks everywhere . The streets were ploughed up , the pavements shat- tered , and the yards , gardens , and other inclosed spaces , pitted with ...
... shot and shell which had been poured so continually into the city had , however , left their marks everywhere . The streets were ploughed up , the pavements shat- tered , and the yards , gardens , and other inclosed spaces , pitted with ...
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... shot from a pivot thirty - two pound rifled gun . In fact , at dark , but little progress had been made but to drive them up to their intrenchments , and we were ready to attempt to storm them in the morning . such rapidity that they ...
... shot from a pivot thirty - two pound rifled gun . In fact , at dark , but little progress had been made but to drive them up to their intrenchments , and we were ready to attempt to storm them in the morning . such rapidity that they ...
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... shot through the roof , making the whole building shake . A few feet below Lieu- tenant Russell the ball had entered . It was a beautiful line shot , but aimed too low . the neighborhood of the factory to leave with as much ostentation ...
... shot through the roof , making the whole building shake . A few feet below Lieu- tenant Russell the ball had entered . It was a beautiful line shot , but aimed too low . the neighborhood of the factory to leave with as much ostentation ...
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... shot and shell , and the salt- works , about seven miles from New Iberia , were taken possession of , and thus two sources of most important supplies were wrested from the enemy . General Banks , continuing his onward progress , was ...
... shot and shell , and the salt- works , about seven miles from New Iberia , were taken possession of , and thus two sources of most important supplies were wrested from the enemy . General Banks , continuing his onward progress , was ...
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... shot - holes through it . " On the 13th of June , General Banks communicated , by flag of truce , with General Gardner , the commander , and demanded an unconditional surrender of the place . The latter answered that his duty required ...
... shot - holes through it . " On the 13th of June , General Banks communicated , by flag of truce , with General Gardner , the commander , and demanded an unconditional surrender of the place . The latter answered that his duty required ...
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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