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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... morning , as he started for the river , the smallness of his force not permitting him to di- vide it in the presence of a capable and vigilant enemy . When his advance , 250 strong , under Maj . Pyron , reached , at VAL- VERDE , a point ...
... morning , as he started for the river , the smallness of his force not permitting him to di- vide it in the presence of a capable and vigilant enemy . When his advance , 250 strong , under Maj . Pyron , reached , at VAL- VERDE , a point ...
Page 38
... morning , | Dec. 7th . Impressed with the peril Dec. 2. Dec. 3. 4 ° On the evening of the 5th . 41 Gen. Herron , in a private letter to a friend at Dubuque , Iowa , dated Dec. 16 , says : " For four miles , we fought their cavalry , dri ...
... morning , | Dec. 7th . Impressed with the peril Dec. 2. Dec. 3. 4 ° On the evening of the 5th . 41 Gen. Herron , in a private letter to a friend at Dubuque , Iowa , dated Dec. 16 , says : " For four miles , we fought their cavalry , dri ...
Page 46
... morning , he would probably have intercepted and captured Tilghman's entire force . As it was , the latter says he ordered all but the hundred or so inside the fort , and employed in working its guns , to take the road to Donelson ...
... morning , he would probably have intercepted and captured Tilghman's entire force . As it was , the latter says he ordered all but the hundred or so inside the fort , and employed in working its guns , to take the road to Donelson ...
Page 56
... morning , with five gunboats fleet , " the ram leading , backed by and four rams , slowly approached three gunboats , and making a rush the city . Soon , a Rebel fleet of eight at the Cincinnati , whose rapid broad - gunboats was seen ...
... morning , with five gunboats fleet , " the ram leading , backed by and four rams , slowly approached three gunboats , and making a rush the city . Soon , a Rebel fleet of eight at the Cincinnati , whose rapid broad - gunboats was seen ...
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... morning of April 6th . B Positions of Grant , with the divisions of Nelson and Crittenden , on the evening of April 6th . front , whence they could pour volley after volley in comparative security . Soon , our men were flanked on either ...
... morning of April 6th . B Positions of Grant , with the divisions of Nelson and Crittenden , on the evening of April 6th . front , whence they could pour volley after volley in comparative security . Soon , our men were flanked on either ...
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