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... bridge twenty - five miles above Fort Henry , and proceeded up to Florence , at the foot of Muscle Shoals , de- stroying several steamers and river - craft , and captured a large quantity of lumber and stores , and developed the loyal ...
... bridge twenty - five miles above Fort Henry , and proceeded up to Florence , at the foot of Muscle Shoals , de- stroying several steamers and river - craft , and captured a large quantity of lumber and stores , and developed the loyal ...
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... April OwlCreek The positions of liebel Forces were generally parallel to those hereon indicated GEN spring . LWALLACE DIV River Road to Crump's L SWAMP nake Cr FORT ROBINETT FORT WILLIAMS PHILIPS TO SMITHS BRIDGE TO KOSSUTH. DATTLE.
... April OwlCreek The positions of liebel Forces were generally parallel to those hereon indicated GEN spring . LWALLACE DIV River Road to Crump's L SWAMP nake Cr FORT ROBINETT FORT WILLIAMS PHILIPS TO SMITHS BRIDGE TO KOSSUTH. DATTLE.
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... bridge across Snake Creek , by which he expected the arrival of Lewis Wallace's division . In describing so confused a battle , we must not attempt to interweave the actions of the various commanders in one nar- rative , but to keep ...
... bridge across Snake Creek , by which he expected the arrival of Lewis Wallace's division . In describing so confused a battle , we must not attempt to interweave the actions of the various commanders in one nar- rative , but to keep ...
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... bridge , to assume the offensive in the morning . Of the movements of General Wallace , it must be said , that Grant had expected his appearance earlier upon the field . He had been particularly directed to move by the road nearest the ...
... bridge , to assume the offensive in the morning . Of the movements of General Wallace , it must be said , that Grant had expected his appearance earlier upon the field . He had been particularly directed to move by the road nearest the ...
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... bridge , near the landing . The tables are completely turned . Our artil- lery and the gunboats , having forced Beauregard to fall back for safety , are keeping his wearied troops awake during the night . All night long steamers will ...
... bridge , near the landing . The tables are completely turned . Our artil- lery and the gunboats , having forced Beauregard to fall back for safety , are keeping his wearied troops awake during the night . All night long steamers will ...
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advance army artillery assault attack bank batteries battle Beauregard Bragg Bridge brigade Brigadier-General Brown's Ferry Burkesville Burnside Butler campaign captured cavalry centre Chattanooga City Point Colonel column command Confederate Corinth Courthouse Creek crossing defences destroy directed dispatch division Donelson enemy enemy's expedition field Fifth Corps fighting fire flank force Fort Donelson Fort Fisher Fort Henry front garrison grand gunboats guns Halleck Hancock headquarters honor hundred intrenchments Iuka Johnston Knoxville land Lieutenant-General Lynchburg Major-General McClernand Meade Memphis ment miles military Missionary Ridge Mississippi morning moved movement night Ninth Corps o'clock officers Ohio Pemberton Petersburg Port Hudson position Potomac prisoners railroad re-enforcements reached ready rear rebel regiments retreat Richmond Ridge rifle-pits river road Rosecrans route Second Corps sent Sheridan Sherman Sixth Corps Smith soldier strong success surrender Tennessee thousand tion troops U. S. GRANT Vicksburg Warren West wounded
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Page 444 - General: I received at a late hour your note of to-day. In mine of yesterday I did not intend to propose the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, but to ask the terms of your proposition. To be frank, I do not think the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender of this army...
Page 443 - ... Virginia in this struggle. I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility of any further effusion of blood by asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate States army known as the Army of Northern Virginia.
Page 195 - Vicksburg, I thought you should do what you finally did— march the troops across the neck, run the batteries with the transports, and thus go below ; and I never had any faith, except a general hope that you knew better than I, that the Yazoo Pass expedition and the like could succeed. When you got below and took Port Gibson, Grand Gulf, and vicinity, I thought you should go down the river and join General Banks, and when you turned northward, east of the Big Black, I feared it was a mistake. I...
Page 195 - GENERAL — I do not remember that you and I ever met personally. I write this now as a grateful acknowledgment for the almost inestimable service you have done the country. I wish to say a word further. When you first reached the vicinity of Vicksburg, I thought you should do what you finally did — march the troops across the neck, run the batteries with the transports, and thus go below ; and I never had any faith, except a general hope that you knew better than I, that the Yazoo Pass expedition...
Page 259 - With this high honor devolves upon you also a corresponding responsibility. As the country herein trusts you, so, under God, it will sustain you. I scarcely need add, that with what I here speak for the nation, goes my own hearty personal concurrence.
Page 443 - I would say that peace being my great desire, there is but one condition I would insist upon, namely, that the men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms again against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged.
Page 311 - We have now ended the sixth day of very heavy fighting. The result to this time is much in our favor. Our losses have been heavy, as well as those of the enemy. I think the loss of the enemy must be greater. We have taken over five thousand prisoners in battle, while he has taken from us but few, except stragglers. I propose to fight it out on this line, if it takes all summer.
Page 387 - That for the personal gallantry, military skill, and just confidence in the courage and patriotism of his troops displayed by Philip H. Sheridan on the 19th day of October at Cedar Run, whereby, under the blessing of Providence, his routed army was reorganized, a great national disaster averted, and a brilliant victory achieved over the rebels for the third time in pitched battle within thirty days, Philip H.
Page 249 - Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the thanks of Congress be and they hereby are presented to Major-General Ulysies S.
Page 439 - In this connection I will say that General Warren did not exert himself to get up his corps as rapidly as he might have done, and his manner gave me the impression that he wished the sun to go down before dispositions for the attack could be completed.