The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'65 ; Its Causes, Incidents, and Results ; Intended to Exhibit Especially Its Moral and Political Phases, with the Drift and Progress of American Opinion Respecting Human Slavery from 1776 to the Close of the War for the Union, Volume 2O.D. Case and Company, 1866 |
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... movement to its close before interrupting its narration to give accounts of simul- taneous movements or campaigns in distant regions , between other armies , led by other commanders . In my historical reading , I have often been ...
... movement to its close before interrupting its narration to give accounts of simul- taneous movements or campaigns in distant regions , between other armies , led by other commanders . In my historical reading , I have often been ...
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... movement of Gov- ernment stores . One man , who , after a long chase , was captured , offered fight , and was in consequence shot and badly wounded . Not less than one million of dollars in stores was lost through the acts of the ...
... movement of Gov- ernment stores . One man , who , after a long chase , was captured , offered fight , and was in consequence shot and badly wounded . Not less than one million of dollars in stores was lost through the acts of the ...
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... movement , but was soon disabled by the sickness of which he died not long after reaching Savannah , Tenn . , and Gen. Grant was thus restored to chief command . The rendezvous of the expedition was at a little place called Danville ...
... movement , but was soon disabled by the sickness of which he died not long after reaching Savannah , Tenn . , and Gen. Grant was thus restored to chief command . The rendezvous of the expedition was at a little place called Danville ...
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... movement from Urbana would pro- bably cut off Magruder in the Peninsula , and enable us to occupy Richmond before it could be strongly rëenforced . Should we fail in that , we could , with the coopera- tion of the navy , cross the James ...
... movement from Urbana would pro- bably cut off Magruder in the Peninsula , and enable us to occupy Richmond before it could be strongly rëenforced . Should we fail in that , we could , with the coopera- tion of the navy , cross the James ...
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... movement . The force of Gen. McClellan's ob- jections to the advance desired and at first commanded by President Lincoln , depends entirely on the cor- rectness of his estimate of the Rebel numbers in his front . He estimated throughout ...
... movement . The force of Gen. McClellan's ob- jections to the advance desired and at first commanded by President Lincoln , depends entirely on the cor- rectness of his estimate of the Rebel numbers in his front . He estimated throughout ...
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A. P. Hill abatis advance April arms artillery assailed assault attack Banks battle Bragg bridge Brig.-Gen brigade Burnside Capt captured cavalry charge Chattanooga command Confederate Corinth corps creek crossed D. H. Hill defenses dispatched division enemy enemy's fell fight fire flank fleet Fort Sumter Fortress Monroe Fredericksburg front Grant gunboats guns Harper's Ferry heavy held Hill Hooker horses infantry intrenchments Jackson Lee's loss Maj.-Gen mand March McClellan ment miles military Mississippi morning moved movement nearly negroes night officers Ohio Port Port Hudson position Potomac prisoners pushed railroad reached rear Rebel army Rebel batteries Rebel force Rebellion rëenforced regiments repulsed retreat Richmond ridge river road Rosecrans routed says sent Sept shell Sherman shot side sion skirmishers Slavery slaves Smith soldiers soon South Carolina strong surrender Tennessee thence tion troops Union vance Vicksburg Virginia woods