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 2Virtue & Yorston, 1867 - 680 pages |
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... driven from Eastern Kentucky . - Position of Buell and Johnston . - Advance of Forces by Buell . -Retirement of the Enemy . - The Engagement at Green River . - The Results . - Feeble attempt of Humphrey Marshall . - Success of Colonel ...
... driven from Eastern Kentucky . - Position of Buell and Johnston . - Advance of Forces by Buell . -Retirement of the Enemy . - The Engagement at Green River . - The Results . - Feeble attempt of Humphrey Marshall . - Success of Colonel ...
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... driven the rebels from Eastern 10. Kentucky and given repose to that portion of the State . You have made continual forced marches over wretched roads , deep in mud . Badly clad , you have bivouacked on the wet ground in the November ...
... driven the rebels from Eastern 10. Kentucky and given repose to that portion of the State . You have made continual forced marches over wretched roads , deep in mud . Badly clad , you have bivouacked on the wet ground in the November ...
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... driven back , and by a spirited charge of bayonets forced to a total rout . The brunt of the bat- tle was borne by the Fourth Kentucky , Second Minnesota , Ninth Ohio , and Tenth Indiana . Shortly after eleven o'clock Colonel Haskin ...
... driven back , and by a spirited charge of bayonets forced to a total rout . The brunt of the bat- tle was borne by the Fourth Kentucky , Second Minnesota , Ninth Ohio , and Tenth Indiana . Shortly after eleven o'clock Colonel Haskin ...
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... driven from the disputed ground of Kentucky , but so broken and scattered as to be hardly capable of making a stand on the bor- ders of Tennessee , a State they especially claimed as their own . Great inquietude was now felt for the ...
... driven from the disputed ground of Kentucky , but so broken and scattered as to be hardly capable of making a stand on the bor- ders of Tennessee , a State they especially claimed as their own . Great inquietude was now felt for the ...
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... driven in . On the next day he ap- 13. proached gradually , and continued until night to surround the position , forcing his way here and there by suc- cessful skirmishes with the enemy's advanced guards . No serious attack , however ...
... driven in . On the next day he ap- 13. proached gradually , and continued until night to surround the position , forcing his way here and there by suc- cessful skirmishes with the enemy's advanced guards . No serious attack , however ...
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A. P. Hill Acting Master advance Arkansas arms army arrived artillery attack Banks batteries battle boats bridge brigade Brigadier-General Burnside camp Captain captured cavalry Centreville Colonel command Confederate Corinth corps Creek crossed defence destroyed direction division eight enemy enemy's engaged eral Federal fell field fight fire flag flank fleet force forts forward Fredericksburg front Government ground gun-boats guns Harper's Ferry Harriet Lane heavy hill infantry intrenchments Island Jackson James River Kentucky killed land Lieutenant loss Major-General mand Maryland Heights McClellan McClernand ment miles military Mississippi morning moved movement Murfreesboro night North o'clock occupied officers Ohio opened Port Porter position Potomac prisoners railroad reached rear rebels regiments reinforcements retired retreat Richmond river road sent shell shot side skirmishers soon steamers Tennessee tion town troops Union Union army United vessels Vicksburg Virginia whole woods wounded