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 80
... Attack . — Order of Battle . - Attack by the Iron - clads . -The Fleet Withdrawn . - The Loss of the Keokuk . - The Co - operation of the Troops - Enemy's Account of the Attack on Charleston . - What was done by the various Batteries ...
... Attack . — Order of Battle . - Attack by the Iron - clads . -The Fleet Withdrawn . - The Loss of the Keokuk . - The Co - operation of the Troops - Enemy's Account of the Attack on Charleston . - What was done by the various Batteries ...
Page 81
... attack The following was the " order of will be the batteries on Morris Island . battle : " " 9. Keokuk , Lieutenant - Commander four miles ,. is at hand to prove your country's cause . Let all able - bodied men , from the sea- board to ...
... attack The following was the " order of will be the batteries on Morris Island . battle : " " 9. Keokuk , Lieutenant - Commander four miles ,. is at hand to prove your country's cause . Let all able - bodied men , from the sea- board to ...
Page 82
... attack the bat- teries on Morris Island . " " The sun rose bright and clear on Tuesday morning , April 7th . The sea was smooth as a mirror , and the atmos- phere so translucent that we could see right up to the city . All hearts were ...
... attack the bat- teries on Morris Island . " " The sun rose bright and clear on Tuesday morning , April 7th . The sea was smooth as a mirror , and the atmos- phere so translucent that we could see right up to the city . All hearts were ...
Page 83
... attack . Pre- cisely at half - past twelve o'clock the fleet commenced to move . The distance to the positions at which they were directed to attack was nearly four miles , and for almost all that distance they were within range of the ...
... attack . Pre- cisely at half - past twelve o'clock the fleet commenced to move . The distance to the positions at which they were directed to attack was nearly four miles , and for almost all that distance they were within range of the ...
Page 90
... attack , if his object should be to dash into the harbor , Battery Bee will have a far more important part to play . 66 The Beauregard Battery , with three of its guns , also took part in the general mêlée of heavy artillery , and twice ...
... attack , if his object should be to dash into the harbor , Battery Bee will have a far more important part to play . 66 The Beauregard Battery , with three of its guns , also took part in the general mêlée of heavy artillery , and twice ...
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advance army arrived artillery assault Atlanta attack bank batteries bridge brigade Burnside Captain captured cavalry centre Chattanooga Colonel column command Confederate Court House Creek crossed defence dépôt destroyed direction division driven east enemy enemy's eral expedition Federal fifth corps fight fire five flank fleet followed force Fort Fisher Fort Morgan Fort Sumter Fort Wagner four Fredericksburg front garrison Government gun-boats guns heavy Hill hundred infantry intrenchments iron-clads killed and wounded loss Major-General ment miles military morning Morris Island moved movement musketry night o'clock occupied officers passed Petersburg pickets pontoon bridge port Port Hudson position Potomac prisoners railroad rear rebel regiments retreat Richmond river road Schofield second corps sent shell Sheridan Sherman shot side sixth corps skirmishers soon Spottsylvania Court House Station steamer surrender Tennessee thousand tion took town troops Union vessels wagon trains wagons