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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... held by the cavalry . Fields were between a body of the enemy's infantry , as skirmish- ers moved through the timber , by their right , on my left . They were fired upon by a small body of my cavalry , and retired . The firing ceased ...
... held by the cavalry . Fields were between a body of the enemy's infantry , as skirmish- ers moved through the timber , by their right , on my left . They were fired upon by a small body of my cavalry , and retired . The firing ceased ...
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... held as a reserve , to be moved forward to Munfordsville when- ever McCook should advance against the enemy . The main body of the fourth division , under General Thomas , forming the left . wing of General Buell's army , was posted at ...
... held as a reserve , to be moved forward to Munfordsville when- ever McCook should advance against the enemy . The main body of the fourth division , under General Thomas , forming the left . wing of General Buell's army , was posted at ...
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... held on Saturday evening , January 18 . With five thousand brave men behind them , the council of war thought that they could drive before them twice that number of Northern hirelings . The council is positively said to have been ...
... held on Saturday evening , January 18 . With five thousand brave men behind them , the council of war thought that they could drive before them twice that number of Northern hirelings . The council is positively said to have been ...
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... held the profitable place of State printer of Tennessee . In 1842 he became the editor of the Nash- ville Banner , and through the partisan influence of this Whig journal obtained various political offices . The victory of the Unionists ...
... held the profitable place of State printer of Tennessee . In 1842 he became the editor of the Nash- ville Banner , and through the partisan influence of this Whig journal obtained various political offices . The victory of the Unionists ...
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... held by the enemy . It was accordingly at these places that large land forces had been concentrated , and an immense fleet of gun - boats built . General Grant was in immediate com- mand of the troops at Cairo and Padu- cah , FORT HENRY ...
... held by the enemy . It was accordingly at these places that large land forces had been concentrated , and an immense fleet of gun - boats built . General Grant was in immediate com- mand of the troops at Cairo and Padu- cah , FORT HENRY ...
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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