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... was now coveted by Virginia for its Arsenal as well as for its command of road , rail , and water routes . The plan to raid it was arranged at Richmond on the sixteenth of April . But when the raiders reached it 20 CAPTAINS OF THE CIVIL ...
... was now coveted by Virginia for its Arsenal as well as for its command of road , rail , and water routes . The plan to raid it was arranged at Richmond on the sixteenth of April . But when the raiders reached it 20 CAPTAINS OF THE CIVIL ...
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... roads radiated from Winchester near the northeast end , thirty miles southwest of Harper's Ferry . Throughout the month of May Jackson went on working his men into shape and watching the enemy , three thousand strong , at Chambersburg ...
... roads radiated from Winchester near the northeast end , thirty miles southwest of Harper's Ferry . Throughout the month of May Jackson went on working his men into shape and watching the enemy , three thousand strong , at Chambersburg ...
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... roads . From Grafton to Cumberland there was rail as well . From Cumberland to Washington there were road , rail , river , and canal . From Washington to Fortress Monroe there was water fit for any fleet . THE CLASH : 1861 35.
... roads . From Grafton to Cumberland there was rail as well . From Cumberland to Washington there were road , rail , river , and canal . From Washington to Fortress Monroe there was water fit for any fleet . THE CLASH : 1861 35.
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... road and rail . The Union forces were fifty thousand strong , the Confederate thirty - three thousand . The Union problem was how to keep " Joe " Johnston in the Winchester position by threatening or actually making an invasion of the ...
... road and rail . The Union forces were fifty thousand strong , the Confederate thirty - three thousand . The Union problem was how to keep " Joe " Johnston in the Winchester position by threatening or actually making an invasion of the ...
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... the whole jangling like loose harness and chains on a runaway horse . " The weather was hot . The roads were dusty . And many a man threw away parts of his kit for which he suffered later on 42 CAPTAINS OF THE CIVIL WAR.
... the whole jangling like loose harness and chains on a runaway horse . " The weather was hot . The roads were dusty . And many a man threw away parts of his kit for which he suffered later on 42 CAPTAINS OF THE CIVIL WAR.
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