The Twelve Decisive Battles of the War: A History of the Eastern and Western Campaigns, in Relation to the Actions that Decided Their IssueDick & Fitzgerald, 1867 - 520 pages |
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Page 13
... night of the 20th of July , 1861 , two officers sat in earnest conference in a farm - house within the hamlet of Ma- nassas , Virginia . Their discussion , as well might be , was grave and anxious ; for into their hands , as its two ...
... night of the 20th of July , 1861 , two officers sat in earnest conference in a farm - house within the hamlet of Ma- nassas , Virginia . Their discussion , as well might be , was grave and anxious ; for into their hands , as its two ...
Page 14
... night was spent in determining the method of attack . But , while this project was taking shape , the army at Centreville was already in motion . Throughout the hazy midsummer's night , the Union col- umns wended their way through the ...
... night was spent in determining the method of attack . But , while this project was taking shape , the army at Centreville was already in motion . Throughout the hazy midsummer's night , the Union col- umns wended their way through the ...
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... night of the same 23d of May , when Virginia declared for secession , crossed into that State , and began the long task of recon- quering it to the Union . It was 30,000 strong , and made up of the three - months ' militia , a few ...
... night of the same 23d of May , when Virginia declared for secession , crossed into that State , and began the long task of recon- quering it to the Union . It was 30,000 strong , and made up of the three - months ' militia , a few ...
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... night of the 20th , to cross Bull Run on their right , at the lower fords , and attempt to turn the Union left at Centreville . They relied on the spirit of their troops , now greatly encouraged by Longstreet's repulse of Tyler at ...
... night of the 20th , to cross Bull Run on their right , at the lower fords , and attempt to turn the Union left at Centreville . They relied on the spirit of their troops , now greatly encouraged by Longstreet's repulse of Tyler at ...
Page 42
... night preceding , was roused up , and the Union rear - guard formed column and marched away from sight and sound of the battle - field . III . RESULTS OF BULL RUN . SUCH was Bull Run - a battle which , being fought soon after the rise ...
... night preceding , was roused up , and the Union rear - guard formed column and marched away from sight and sound of the battle - field . III . RESULTS OF BULL RUN . SUCH was Bull Run - a battle which , being fought soon after the rise ...
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advance artillery assault Atlanta attack bank batteries battle Beauregard Bragg bridge brigade Buell Bull Run campaign camps captured cavalry centre Chattanooga column command Confederacy Confederate army Corinth corps Creek crossed Culp's Hill Cumberland D. H. Hill defence division Donelson east enemy enemy's field fight fire Five Forks fleet Ford Fort Donelson Fort Henry forward front garrison Gettysburg Grant gun-boats guns Hampton Roads Harper's Ferry Hill Hood Hood's hundred infantry intrenched Jackson Johnston latter Lee's Longstreet manœuvre McClellan McClernand meanwhile Merrimac miles military Mississippi morning Mountain moved movement Murfreesboro Nashville night North numbers o'clock offensive officers operations passed Pemberton pike position Potomac railroad rear regiments repulse retreat Richmond Ridge river road Rosecrans Schofield Shenandoah Valley Sheridan Sherman Shiloh side skirmish South success Tennessee Thomas thousand tion turnpike Union army Union force Union troops valley Vicksburg victory Virginia whole woods Yazoo