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Page 47
... crossed Sudley Springs , nearly two miles beyond his own left . Perceiving that this new development must be a regular at- tempt to turn the whole Confederate left by cross- ing Bull Run , he sent back word to Beauregard , posted some ...
... crossed Sudley Springs , nearly two miles beyond his own left . Perceiving that this new development must be a regular at- tempt to turn the whole Confederate left by cross- ing Bull Run , he sent back word to Beauregard , posted some ...
Page 145
... crossing over to the east bank ; and their transports could not run the gaunt- let like the ironclads . So the Engineer Regiment of the West cut out a water road connecting the two upper points of the V. This admirable feat of emergency ...
... crossing over to the east bank ; and their transports could not run the gaunt- let like the ironclads . So the Engineer Regiment of the West cut out a water road connecting the two upper points of the V. This admirable feat of emergency ...
Page 160
... Valley and the sea : crossing the western tributaries of the St. Francis and White Rivers ; then running east from Memphis , through Grand Junction , Corinth , and Iuka , to Chattanooga ; 160 CAPTAINS OF THE CIVIL WAR.
... Valley and the sea : crossing the western tributaries of the St. Francis and White Rivers ; then running east from Memphis , through Grand Junction , Corinth , and Iuka , to Chattanooga ; 160 CAPTAINS OF THE CIVIL WAR.
Page 213
... crossed the Poto- mac , farther on still . The newsboys of the North were crying , Defeat of General Banks ! Washington in danger ! Thirteen Governors were calling for special State militia , for which a million men were volunteering ...
... crossed the Poto- mac , farther on still . The newsboys of the North were crying , Defeat of General Banks ! Washington in danger ! Thirteen Governors were calling for special State militia , for which a million men were volunteering ...
Page 220
... crossed in single file , leading their chargers , which swam . Waving his hand to the Federals , who had just arrived too late , Stuart pushed on the remain- ing thirty - five miles to Richmond , rounding the Federal flank within range ...
... crossed in single file , leading their chargers , which swam . Waving his hand to the Federals , who had just arrived too late , Stuart pushed on the remain- ing thirty - five miles to Richmond , rounding the Federal flank within range ...
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