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Page 10
... crossing the plaza on his way to headquarters and noticed particularly that he was in citizen's dress . He returned at night and shut himself into his room , which was over mine ; and I heard his foot- steps through the night , and ...
... crossing the plaza on his way to headquarters and noticed particularly that he was in citizen's dress . He returned at night and shut himself into his room , which was over mine ; and I heard his foot- steps through the night , and ...
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... crossed the Potomac some sixty miles northwest of Washington . Harper's Ferry was known by name to North and South through John Brown's raid two years before . It was now coveted by Virginia for its Arsenal as well as for its command of ...
... crossed the Potomac some sixty miles northwest of Washington . Harper's Ferry was known by name to North and South through John Brown's raid two years before . It was now coveted by Virginia for its Arsenal as well as for its command of ...
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... begun his preparations for the premature advance . By the end of May Confederate pickets had been in sight of Washington , while McDowell , crossing the Potomac , was faced by his friend of old 84 CAPTAINS OF THE CIVIL WAR.
... begun his preparations for the premature advance . By the end of May Confederate pickets had been in sight of Washington , while McDowell , crossing the Potomac , was faced by his friend of old 84 CAPTAINS OF THE CIVIL WAR.
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... crossed the Blue Ridge at Ashby's Gap . But lack of training and march discipline told increasingly against them . " The discouragement of that day's march , " said John- ston , " is indescribable . Frequent and unreason- able delays ...
... crossed the Blue Ridge at Ashby's Gap . But lack of training and march discipline told increasingly against them . " The discouragement of that day's march , " said John- ston , " is indescribable . Frequent and unreason- able delays ...
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... crossed the Run . Bull Run itself was a con- siderable obstacle , having fairly high banks and running along the Confederate front like the ditch of a fortress . Three miles in rear stood Manassas Junction on a moderate plateau ...
... crossed the Run . Bull Run itself was a con- siderable obstacle , having fairly high banks and running along the Confederate front like the ditch of a fortress . Three miles in rear stood Manassas Junction on a moderate plateau ...
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