The war with the south: a history of the late rebellion with biographical sketches of leading statesmen and distinguished naval and military commanders, etc, Volume 3Virtue & Yorston, 1867 - 738 pages |
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Page 78
... station on the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad , be- tween Goldsboro ' and Weldon , was completely destroyed . The bridge was 350 feet long , and the trestle - work 400 feet more . A cotton mill , filled ; a flouring mill , containing ...
... station on the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad , be- tween Goldsboro ' and Weldon , was completely destroyed . The bridge was 350 feet long , and the trestle - work 400 feet more . A cotton mill , filled ; a flouring mill , containing ...
Page 131
... Station , and failed to make a junction . General Stoneman's force was thus re- duced to about 5,000 , consisting of the Sixth Pennsylvania Regiment , which N. Y. Herald . easterly direction , and a few hours brought us to STONEMAN'S ...
... Station , and failed to make a junction . General Stoneman's force was thus re- duced to about 5,000 , consisting of the Sixth Pennsylvania Regiment , which N. Y. Herald . easterly direction , and a few hours brought us to STONEMAN'S ...
Page 137
... Station ; then , turning north , struck the Rich mond and Gordonsville pike . From there he sent a detachment and burned the Ground Squirrel Bridge . The column then marched up the pike to within eight miles of Ashland , where they ...
... Station ; then , turning north , struck the Rich mond and Gordonsville pike . From there he sent a detachment and burned the Ground Squirrel Bridge . The column then marched up the pike to within eight miles of Ashland , where they ...
Page 138
... Station about eight P.M. Although wearied and exhausted by our day's labor , I thought it best to complete the duty assigned us , and break all the enemy's communications before resting . Not an enemy opposed us . We captured and ...
... Station about eight P.M. Although wearied and exhausted by our day's labor , I thought it best to complete the duty assigned us , and break all the enemy's communications before resting . Not an enemy opposed us . We captured and ...
Page 162
... , under General McDowell , with whom it remained north of the Rappahannock , until after the battle of Hanover Station . The division now } 1 From an Ambrotype by Brady . GETTYSBURG . 162 THE WAR WITH THE SOUTH . CHAPTER XVI. ...
... , under General McDowell , with whom it remained north of the Rappahannock , until after the battle of Hanover Station . The division now } 1 From an Ambrotype by Brady . GETTYSBURG . 162 THE WAR WITH THE SOUTH . CHAPTER XVI. ...
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