Incidents and Anecdotes of the War: Together with Life Sketches of Eminent Leaders, and Narratives of the Most Memorable Battles for the UnionOrville James Victor |
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... brigade in which the Seventy - ninth ( Scotch ) regiment was In answer to the offer he said : to serve . " MY DEAR COLONEL : I am rejoiced to see the prompt ac- tion of the gallant Seventy - ninth . " Scotchmen are invariably true to ...
... brigade in which the Seventy - ninth ( Scotch ) regiment was In answer to the offer he said : to serve . " MY DEAR COLONEL : I am rejoiced to see the prompt ac- tion of the gallant Seventy - ninth . " Scotchmen are invariably true to ...
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... brigade covered itself with glory . " But it was at Niagara , July 28th , 1814 , that he even sur passed himself . Here he was twice wounded , once by a bullet through the shoulder , and the second time by a spent ball . Placing himself ...
... brigade covered itself with glory . " But it was at Niagara , July 28th , 1814 , that he even sur passed himself . Here he was twice wounded , once by a bullet through the shoulder , and the second time by a spent ball . Placing himself ...
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... brigade was given by General Morris to his chief engineer officer , Captain Benham , of the United States Topographical Engineers , an officer of great experience and skill , whose judgment had before been tested by the conduct of ...
... brigade was given by General Morris to his chief engineer officer , Captain Benham , of the United States Topographical Engineers , an officer of great experience and skill , whose judgment had before been tested by the conduct of ...
Page 170
... brigade and Porter's brigade , after proceeding a mile beyond Centreville , made a detour to the right , and proceeded over a wood road , well covered from observation , to the left flank of the enemy at Manassas , a distance of about ...
... brigade and Porter's brigade , after proceeding a mile beyond Centreville , made a detour to the right , and proceeded over a wood road , well covered from observation , to the left flank of the enemy at Manassas , a distance of about ...
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... brigade coming up into line , our forces steadily advanced upen the retreating rebels . The batteries , which had been meanwhile recruited with men and horses , renewed their fire with increased effect , and our supremacy upon the field ...
... brigade coming up into line , our forces steadily advanced upen the retreating rebels . The batteries , which had been meanwhile recruited with men and horses , renewed their fire with increased effect , and our supremacy upon the field ...
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Page 107 - To reverence the King, as if he were Their conscience, and their conscience as their King, To break the heathen and uphold the Christ, To ride abroad redressing human wrongs, To speak no slander, no, nor listen to it, To lead sweet lives in purest chastity, To love one maiden only, cleave to her, And worship her by years of noble deeds. Until they won her...
Page 342 - Yours of this date, proposing armistice and appointment of Commissioners to settle terms of capitulation, is just received. No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works.
Page 59 - And when the fight is hottest, before the traitors fly, When shell and ball are screeching and bursting in the sky, If any shot should hit me, and lay me on my face, My soul would go to Washington's, and not to Arnold's place I
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Page 342 - SIR: — The distribution of the forces under my command, incident to an unexpected change of commanders, and the overwhelming force under your command, compel me, notwithstanding the brilliant success of the Confederate arms yesterday, to accept the ungenerous and unchivalrous terms which you propose.
Page 168 - On the 19th of April he left the armory-door of the Seventh, with his hand upon a howitzer; on the 21st of June his body lay upon the same howitzer at the same door, wrapped in the flag for which he gladly died, as the symbol of human freedom. And so, drawn by the hands of young men lately strangers to him, but of whose bravery and loyalty he had been the laureate, and who fitly mourned him who had honored them, with long, pealing dirges and muffled drums, he moved forward. Yet such was the electric...