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 145
... troops that had occupied the lower part of it during the winter and spring , and , if practi- cable , the transfer of the scene of hostilities north of the Potomac . " It was thought that the correspond- ing movement on the part of the ...
... troops that had occupied the lower part of it during the winter and spring , and , if practi- cable , the transfer of the scene of hostilities north of the Potomac . " It was thought that the correspond- ing movement on the part of the ...
Page 146
... troops in front of A. P. Hill at Fredericksburg re- crossed the Rappahannock , and the next day disappeared behind the hills of Staf- ford . " General Jenkins , with his cavalry brigade , had been ordered to advance toward Winchester to ...
... troops in front of A. P. Hill at Fredericksburg re- crossed the Rappahannock , and the next day disappeared behind the hills of Staf- ford . " General Jenkins , with his cavalry brigade , had been ordered to advance toward Winchester to ...
Page 148
... troops to within a short distance of the town , he there encount- ered a large force , with which two of his divisions became engaged . Ewell , coming up with two of his divisions by the Heidlersburg road , joined in the engagement ...
... troops to within a short distance of the town , he there encount- ered a large force , with which two of his divisions became engaged . Ewell , coming up with two of his divisions by the Heidlersburg road , joined in the engagement ...
Page 165
... Troops .-- March to White House . - The Attack of the Enemy on Suffolk . - Different Versions of the Affair .-- Fight on the Blackwater . - Pryor's Account of it . - A Union Narrative . - The Enemy holds the bank of the Blackwater on ...
... Troops .-- March to White House . - The Attack of the Enemy on Suffolk . - Different Versions of the Affair .-- Fight on the Blackwater . - Pryor's Account of it . - A Union Narrative . - The Enemy holds the bank of the Blackwater on ...
Page 167
... troops , with the view , apparently , of getting into the rear of the town and cutting off its communication with Nor- folk . With their works on the Nanse- mond , they were able to obstruct its navigation and interrupt the water com ...
... troops , with the view , apparently , of getting into the rear of the town and cutting off its communication with Nor- folk . With their works on the Nanse- mond , they were able to obstruct its navigation and interrupt the water com ...
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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