A Shower of Stars: The Medal of Honor and the 27th MaineG.K. Hall, 1999 - 381 pages |
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Page 66
... battle . When Lee retired below the Rappahannock in the autumn of 1862 , where he was to maul and claw his attackers in the battles of Fredericks- burg and Chancellorsville , there was also need for rear - echelon troops for the purpose ...
... battle . When Lee retired below the Rappahannock in the autumn of 1862 , where he was to maul and claw his attackers in the battles of Fredericks- burg and Chancellorsville , there was also need for rear - echelon troops for the purpose ...
Page 76
... battle during the retreat from the second battle of Bull Run , with a thunderstorm raging and Phil Kearny , the great Union cavalry leader , killed in one of the confusing charges . Now the new grass of another spring was ef facing the ...
... battle during the retreat from the second battle of Bull Run , with a thunderstorm raging and Phil Kearny , the great Union cavalry leader , killed in one of the confusing charges . Now the new grass of another spring was ef facing the ...
Page 180
... battle of Gettys- burg had been fought and won . " Your list also contains the name of Major John D. Hill , but page 13 of the publication referred to above bears a statement to the ef- fect that Major Hill went home in command of those ...
... battle of Gettys- burg had been fought and won . " Your list also contains the name of Major John D. Hill , but page 13 of the publication referred to above bears a statement to the ef- fect that Major Hill went home in command of those ...
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