The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'65 ; Its Causes, Incidents, and Results ; Intended to Exhibit Especially Its Moral and Political Phases, with the Drift and Progress of American Opinion Respecting Human Slavery from 1776 to the Close of the War for the Union, Volume 2O.D. Case and Company, 1866 - Slavery |
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... Battle of Pen Ridge - Rebels defeated - The War among the Indiane - Fight at the Cache- Guerrilla operations - Fight at Newtonia - Hind- man driven into Arkansas Cooper routed at Maysville - Battle of Prairie Grove . " III . Kentucky ...
... Battle of Pen Ridge - Rebels defeated - The War among the Indiane - Fight at the Cache- Guerrilla operations - Fight at Newtonia - Hind- man driven into Arkansas Cooper routed at Maysville - Battle of Prairie Grove . " III . Kentucky ...
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... BATTLE - FIELD OF PEA RIDGE BATTLE - FIELD OF MILL SPRING FORTS HENRY AND DONELSON NEW MADRID AND ISLAND No. 10 PITTSBURG LANDING - SHILOH ROANOKE ISLAND - CROATAN SOUND . NEWBERN AND NEUSE RIVER • • • NEW ORLEANS AND ITS DEFENSES FORTS ...
... BATTLE - FIELD OF PEA RIDGE BATTLE - FIELD OF MILL SPRING FORTS HENRY AND DONELSON NEW MADRID AND ISLAND No. 10 PITTSBURG LANDING - SHILOH ROANOKE ISLAND - CROATAN SOUND . NEWBERN AND NEUSE RIVER • • • NEW ORLEANS AND ITS DEFENSES FORTS ...
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... battle in the open plain , just outside the range of the guns of the fort , was wisely declined . He would not retreat , and could not afford to re- main , consuming his scanty supplies ; while to pass the fort without a con- test ...
... battle in the open plain , just outside the range of the guns of the fort , was wisely declined . He would not retreat , and could not afford to re- main , consuming his scanty supplies ; while to pass the fort without a con- test ...
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... battle was fought . 12 Van Dorn promptly resolved to give battle , and to fight it in such manner that the defeat of the Union- ists should involve their destruction . Advancing rapidly from his camp at Cross Hollows , covering ...
... battle was fought . 12 Van Dorn promptly resolved to give battle , and to fight it in such manner that the defeat of the Union- ists should involve their destruction . Advancing rapidly from his camp at Cross Hollows , covering ...
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... battle and 48 pieces of artillery . He estimates the Rebel force in battle at 30,000 , including 5,000 Indians . " Pollard says , " Van Dorn's whole force was about 16,000 men . " But now our whole army was 14 The Richmond Whig of April ...
... battle and 48 pieces of artillery . He estimates the Rebel force in battle at 30,000 , including 5,000 Indians . " Pollard says , " Van Dorn's whole force was about 16,000 men . " But now our whole army was 14 The Richmond Whig of April ...
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A. P. Hill abatis advance April arms artillery assailed assault attack Banks battle Bragg bridge Brig.-Gen brigade Burnside Capt captured cavalry charge Chattanooga command Confederate Corinth corps creek crossed D. H. Hill defenses dispatched division enemy enemy's fell fight fire flank fleet Fort Sumter Fortress Monroe Fredericksburg front Grant gunboats guns Harper's Ferry heavy held Hill Hooker horses infantry intrenchments Jackson Lee's loss Maj.-Gen mand March McClellan ment miles military Mississippi morning moved movement nearly negroes night officers Ohio Port Port Hudson position Potomac prisoners pushed railroad reached rear Rebel army Rebel batteries Rebel force Rebellion rëenforced regiments repulsed retreat Richmond ridge river road Rosecrans routed says sent Sept shell Sherman shot side sion skirmishers Slavery slaves Smith soldiers soon South Carolina strong surrender Tennessee thence tion troops Union vance Vicksburg Virginia woods