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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... supply exhausted . " Pork , $ 2 50 to $ 3 per lb. , supply exhausted . Notwithstanding the failure of the enemy to relieve the beleaguered city , great efforts were made . That they were unsuccessful , proved not only the skilful ...
... supply exhausted . " Pork , $ 2 50 to $ 3 per lb. , supply exhausted . Notwithstanding the failure of the enemy to relieve the beleaguered city , great efforts were made . That they were unsuccessful , proved not only the skilful ...
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... supplies were wrested from the enemy . General Banks , continuing his onward progress , was able , on reaching St. the results of his campaign : a march of over three hundred miles , three victories over the enemy , two on land and one ...
... supplies were wrested from the enemy . General Banks , continuing his onward progress , was able , on reaching St. the results of his campaign : a march of over three hundred miles , three victories over the enemy , two on land and one ...
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... and soon an attempt was made by Admiral Porter to send reinforce- ments and supplies . Two rams , the Switzerland and Lancaster , and several | the three steamers weighed anchor , and , moving PASSAGE OF BATTERIES . 27.
... and soon an attempt was made by Admiral Porter to send reinforce- ments and supplies . Two rams , the Switzerland and Lancaster , and several | the three steamers weighed anchor , and , moving PASSAGE OF BATTERIES . 27.
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... supplies from Western Louisiana and Texas . They also kept a vigilant guard along that part of the Mississippi over which they held command . On the 6th of April they moved down to Bayou Sara , and seizing some ten thousand sacks of ...
... supplies from Western Louisiana and Texas . They also kept a vigilant guard along that part of the Mississippi over which they held command . On the 6th of April they moved down to Bayou Sara , and seizing some ten thousand sacks of ...
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... supplies , and to organize an adequate cavalry force to protect his line of communica- tion and take advantage of the enemy should they retreat or be beaten . " The dépôt was established and in a defensible condition , " reported ...
... supplies , and to organize an adequate cavalry force to protect his line of communica- tion and take advantage of the enemy should they retreat or be beaten . " The dépôt was established and in a defensible condition , " reported ...
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