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 114
... soon as Hooker heard of the fall of Sumter , he left his farm and hastened to Washington , where , im- mediately on his arrival , he was ap- pointed a brigadier - general of volun- teers , with a commission dating from the 17th of May ...
... soon as Hooker heard of the fall of Sumter , he left his farm and hastened to Washington , where , im- mediately on his arrival , he was ap- pointed a brigadier - general of volun- teers , with a commission dating from the 17th of May ...
Page 115
... soon after appointed to the brigadier - generalship in the regular army , vacated by the death of General Mansfield , killed at Antietam , with a commission dating from Septem- ber 20 , 1862. On the removal of Gen- eral Fitz John Porter ...
... soon after appointed to the brigadier - generalship in the regular army , vacated by the death of General Mansfield , killed at Antietam , with a commission dating from Septem- ber 20 , 1862. On the removal of Gen- eral Fitz John Porter ...
Page 117
... soon became desperate . Mosby threatened his men with death if they flinched , and himself wounded Captain Flint five times with his revolver before killing him . Lieu- tenant Grout , of the Vermont Cavalry , and seven men were also ...
... soon became desperate . Mosby threatened his men with death if they flinched , and himself wounded Captain Flint five times with his revolver before killing him . Lieu- tenant Grout , of the Vermont Cavalry , and seven men were also ...
Page 119
... Soon after , General Hooker and staff began an inspection of our lines , which occupied full two hours . Every portion was visited , and the work of the night was closely inspected . On the extreme left new lines were chosen , and the ...
... Soon after , General Hooker and staff began an inspection of our lines , which occupied full two hours . Every portion was visited , and the work of the night was closely inspected . On the extreme left new lines were chosen , and the ...
Page 120
... soon became more or less engaged , especially the artillery , and the sharpshooters as skir- mishers . Berdan soon sent in some sixty prisoners , belonging to the Twenty- third Georgia , including one major , two captains , and three ...
... soon became more or less engaged , especially the artillery , and the sharpshooters as skir- mishers . Berdan soon sent in some sixty prisoners , belonging to the Twenty- third Georgia , including one major , two captains , and three ...
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