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Page 13
... - get , and was followed by an admirable burst . Then all the converging batteries opened full ; while the whole population of perfervid Charleston rushed out of doors to throng their beautiful East Battery , THE CLASH : 1861 13.
... - get , and was followed by an admirable burst . Then all the converging batteries opened full ; while the whole population of perfervid Charleston rushed out of doors to throng their beautiful East Battery , THE CLASH : 1861 13.
Page 41
... demoralizing . No American officer had ever had the chance even of seeing , much less handling , thirty - six thousand men under arms . This force was followed by an immense and unwieldy train of supplies THE CLASH : 1861 41.
... demoralizing . No American officer had ever had the chance even of seeing , much less handling , thirty - six thousand men under arms . This force was followed by an immense and unwieldy train of supplies THE CLASH : 1861 41.
Page 42
William Wood. was followed by an immense and unwieldy train of supplies , manned by wholly undisciplined civilian drivers ; while other , and quite superfluous , civil- ians clogged every movement and made confusion worse confounded ...
William Wood. was followed by an immense and unwieldy train of supplies , manned by wholly undisciplined civilian drivers ; while other , and quite superfluous , civil- ians clogged every movement and made confusion worse confounded ...
Page 43
... followed on ; when suddenly sharp volleys took it in front and flank . The opposing brigade , under Longstreet ( of whom we shall often hear again ) , had lain con- cealed and sprung its trap quite neatly . Most of the Federals behaved ...
... followed on ; when suddenly sharp volleys took it in front and flank . The opposing brigade , under Longstreet ( of whom we shall often hear again ) , had lain con- cealed and sprung its trap quite neatly . Most of the Federals behaved ...
Page 48
... followed Evans and were themselves followed by other troops , till the real battle raged not along Bull Run but across the Matthews Hill and Henry Hill . Forming the new front at right angles to the old , so as to attack and defend the ...
... followed Evans and were themselves followed by other troops , till the real battle raged not along Bull Run but across the Matthews Hill and Henry Hill . Forming the new front at right angles to the old , so as to attack and defend the ...
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