The Early Life, Campaigns, and Public Services of Robert E. Lee: With a Record of the Campaigns and Heroic Deeds of His Companions in ArmsE.B. Treat & Company, 1871 - 851 pages |
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... Virginia . His peculiar school of politics . A reply to a Northern newspaper . - Attitude of Virginia . - A sub- lime struggle in Lee's mind . He goes to Richmond . - Appointed Comman- der - in - Chief of the Virginia forces . His ...
... Virginia . His peculiar school of politics . A reply to a Northern newspaper . - Attitude of Virginia . - A sub- lime struggle in Lee's mind . He goes to Richmond . - Appointed Comman- der - in - Chief of the Virginia forces . His ...
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... Virginia . - An authentic statement of Gen. Lee's reasons for the Maryland campaign . His constant and characteristic idea of defending Richmond by operations at a distance from it . - Congratulations to his troops . - Moral results of ...
... Virginia . - An authentic statement of Gen. Lee's reasons for the Maryland campaign . His constant and characteristic idea of defending Richmond by operations at a distance from it . - Congratulations to his troops . - Moral results of ...
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... Virginia . - Failure of this operation . - Constant extension of Grant's left around Richmond.- Period of despondency in the South . - A letter of Gen. Lee on the question of supplies . He proposes bringing in two or three years ...
... Virginia . - Failure of this operation . - Constant extension of Grant's left around Richmond.- Period of despondency in the South . - A letter of Gen. Lee on the question of supplies . He proposes bringing in two or three years ...
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... Virginia . His contempt of " the Yankees . " - A grotesque letter . - Popular sentiment concerning the war . - Explanation of the sudden disappearance of the Union party in the South . - Gen . Beauregard's declaration of the pur- poses ...
... Virginia . His contempt of " the Yankees . " - A grotesque letter . - Popular sentiment concerning the war . - Explanation of the sudden disappearance of the Union party in the South . - Gen . Beauregard's declaration of the pur- poses ...
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... Virginia . - Ancestry of Joseph Eggles- ton . - Peter Johnston in the Revolutionary War , and in the State councils of Virginia . - Early life of Joseph E. Johnston . - Military tastes of the boy.- Services of Lieut . Johnston in the ...
... Virginia . - Ancestry of Joseph Eggles- ton . - Peter Johnston in the Revolutionary War , and in the State councils of Virginia . - Early life of Joseph E. Johnston . - Military tastes of the boy.- Services of Lieut . Johnston in the ...
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A. P. Hill action advance arms Army of Northern Army of Tennessee artillery assault attack batteries battle Beauregard Bragg Breckinridge brigade brilliant campaign captured Carolina cavalry column command Confederacy Confederate army corps D. H. Hill defence desperate division Dorn duty enemy enemy's engaged Federal army field fight fire Fitzhugh Lee flank Floyd force fought front gallant guns Hardee Harper's Ferry Hill honour horse infantry J. E. B. Stuart Jackson Johnston Kentucky killed Lee's Lieutenant-General Longstreet Maj.-Gen Major-General Manassas mand McClellan McLaws ment miles military Mississippi Missouri moved movement never night North Northern Virginia numbers officers organized P. G. T. BEAUREGARD Polk position Potomac President Davis prisoners railroad rear regiment reinforcements remarkable retreat Richmond river road rode sent Sherman soldiers South South Carolina Southern Stuart success superiour surrender tion troops Valley Vicksburg victory Washington West Point wounded