History of the state during the war, and the lives of her generalsMoore, Wilstach & Baldwin, 1868 - Ohio |
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... regiments , it was found that he was una- ble to give the order in which he had accepted them , or sometimes even the order in which they had arrived . Then , when the thirteen regiments called for were made up , the camp was still full ...
... regiments , it was found that he was una- ble to give the order in which he had accepted them , or sometimes even the order in which they had arrived . Then , when the thirteen regiments called for were made up , the camp was still full ...
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... regiments - by Wednesday Eates's brigade will be there the six new regiments can be received as soon as mustered in . Send me the State regiments then , and in two or three weeks they can be rendered manageable . I do not like the idea ...
... regiments - by Wednesday Eates's brigade will be there the six new regiments can be received as soon as mustered in . Send me the State regiments then , and in two or three weeks they can be rendered manageable . I do not like the idea ...
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... regiment sent to Marietta , opposite one western terminus of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Parkersburg , and another to Bellair opposite the other terminus , near Wheeling . He also wanted the other eight regiments to be in ...
... regiment sent to Marietta , opposite one western terminus of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Parkersburg , and another to Bellair opposite the other terminus , near Wheeling . He also wanted the other eight regiments to be in ...
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... regiments from Indiana and with the rest of the Ohio State troops . After some unfortunate delays he moved upon the enemy at Laurel Hill in two columns ; sending one under General Morris to demonstrate on their front , while he pushed ...
... regiments from Indiana and with the rest of the Ohio State troops . After some unfortunate delays he moved upon the enemy at Laurel Hill in two columns ; sending one under General Morris to demonstrate on their front , while he pushed ...
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... regiments in all under his command in West Virginia , of which seven were Indiana regiments and one was composed of loyal Virgin- ians . The rest were all from Ohio ( with the exception of a company or two of Illinois cavalry ) , though ...
... regiments in all under his command in West Virginia , of which seven were Indiana regiments and one was composed of loyal Virgin- ians . The rest were all from Ohio ( with the exception of a company or two of Illinois cavalry ) , though ...
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Page 511 - Under his spurning feet the road Like an arrowy Alpine river flowed, And the landscape sped away behind Like an ocean flying before the wind; And the steed, like a bark fed with furnace ire, Swept on, with his wild eye full of fire.
Page 96 - It is not the intention of the court to say that no individual can be guilty of this crime who has not appeared in arms against his country. On the contrary, if war be actually levied, that is, if a body of men be actually assembled for the purpose of effecting by force a treasonable purpose, all those who perform any part, however minute, or however remote from the scene of action, and who are actually leagued in the general conspiracy, are to be considered as traitors.
Page 511 - And wider still those billows of war Thundered along the horizon's bar ; And louder yet into Winchester rolled The roar of that red sea uncontrolled...
Page 429 - You I propose to move against Johnston's army, to break it up and to get into the interior of the enemy's country as far as you can, inflicting all the damage you can against their war resources.
Page 428 - There are many officers to whom these remarks are applicable to a greater or less degree, proportionate to their ability as soldiers ; but what I want is to express my thanks to you and McPherson, as the men to whom, above all others, I feel indebted for whatever I have had of success.
Page 512 - And the wave of retreat checked its course there, because The sight of the master compelled it to pause. With foam and with dust the black charger was gray ; By the flash of his eye, and the red nostril's play, He seemed to the whole great army to say, " I have brought you Sheridan all the way From Winchester down, to save the day...
Page 144 - After a short personal intercourse with you, gentlemen of the committee, I cannot say I think you desire this effect to follow your attitude; but I assure you that both friends and enemies of the Union look upon it in this light. It is a substantial hope, and by consequence a real strength, to the enemy.
Page 536 - That never set a squadron in the field, Nor the division of a battle knows More than a spinster...
Page 140 - I have to say, it gave me pain when I learned that Mr. Vallandigham had been arrested (that is, I was pained that there should have seemed to be a necessity for arresting him), and that it will afford me great pleasure to discharge him so soon as I can by any means believe the public safety will not suffer by it.
Page 451 - I beg to present you, as a Christmas gift, the city of Savannah, with one hundred and fifty heavy guns and plenty of ammunition, and also about twenty-five thousand bales of cotton.