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The enemy made some demonstrations yesterday towards Waterloo Bridge , but
Stuart drove them off , aided , I think , by ... there struck off eastward to a private
ford , Hinson ' s , and crossed before the enemy had any intimation of our move .
The enemy made some demonstrations yesterday towards Waterloo Bridge , but
Stuart drove them off , aided , I think , by ... there struck off eastward to a private
ford , Hinson ' s , and crossed before the enemy had any intimation of our move .
Page 100
All our troops were early in position ; A . P . Hill in front , Early on the right , and
Taliaferro on the left as supports , and D . H . Hill along the Mine Road in reserve
. At about 1 A . M . the enemy advanced and the battle opened with artillery .
All our troops were early in position ; A . P . Hill in front , Early on the right , and
Taliaferro on the left as supports , and D . H . Hill along the Mine Road in reserve
. At about 1 A . M . the enemy advanced and the battle opened with artillery .
Page 157
We killed and wounded large numbers of the enemy and took several thousand
prisoners . The complete success on our part . The pursuit was checked by the
lateness of the hour and the position the enemy had secured in a cemetery .
We killed and wounded large numbers of the enemy and took several thousand
prisoners . The complete success on our part . The pursuit was checked by the
lateness of the hour and the position the enemy had secured in a cemetery .
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Contents
MARCH 10APRIL 14 1862 | 3 |
APRIL 15MAY 6 1862 | 24 |
MAY 7JUNE 19 1862 | 38 |
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| Title | Make Me a Map of the Valley: The Civil War Journal of Stonewall Jackson's Topographer Issue 1 of Bicentennial series in American studies |
| Author | Jedediah Hotchkiss |
| Editor | Archie P. McDonald |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Southern Methodist University Press, 1973 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 19 Sep 2008 |
| ISBN | 0870741373, 9780870741371 |
| Length | 352 pages |
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