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Page 43
... rear to the sound of the enemy's cannon . " Thereafter , as military units , they simply ceased to exist . At one o'clock in the morning of this same day Johnston received a telegram at Winchester , from Richmond , warning him that ...
... rear to the sound of the enemy's cannon . " Thereafter , as military units , they simply ceased to exist . At one o'clock in the morning of this same day Johnston received a telegram at Winchester , from Richmond , warning him that ...
Page 46
... running along the Confederate front like the ditch of a fortress . Three miles in rear stood Manassas Junction on a moderate plateau intersected by several creeks . The most important of these creeks , 46 CAPTAINS OF THE CIVIL WAR.
... running along the Confederate front like the ditch of a fortress . Three miles in rear stood Manassas Junction on a moderate plateau intersected by several creeks . The most important of these creeks , 46 CAPTAINS OF THE CIVIL WAR.
Page 49
... rear of Jackson , Beauregard and Johnston came up , followed by two batteries . Miles behind them , all the men that could be spared from the fords were coming too . But the Federals on the Mat- thews Hill were still in more than double ...
... rear of Jackson , Beauregard and Johnston came up , followed by two batteries . Miles behind them , all the men that could be spared from the fords were coming too . But the Federals on the Mat- thews Hill were still in more than double ...
Page 51
... rear . But other Federals were still full of fight and in superior numbers . They came on with great gallan- try , considering they were raw troops who were now without the comfort of the guns . Once more a Fed- eral victory seemed ...
... rear . But other Federals were still full of fight and in superior numbers . They came on with great gallan- try , considering they were raw troops who were now without the comfort of the guns . Once more a Fed- eral victory seemed ...
Page 52
... rear ; and the rallied brigades were again in disorder , with Bee and Bartow , two first - rate brigadiers , just killed , and other seniors wounded . Another ominous sign was the limbering up of Confederate guns to cover the expected ...
... rear ; and the rallied brigades were again in disorder , with Bee and Bartow , two first - rate brigadiers , just killed , and other seniors wounded . Another ominous sign was the limbering up of Confederate guns to cover the expected ...
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