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Page 42
... took the better part of the seventeenth to herd its stragglers back again . " I wished them , " says McDowell , " to go to Centre- ville the second day [ only another six miles out ] but the men were foot - weary , not so much by the ...
... took the better part of the seventeenth to herd its stragglers back again . " I wished them , " says McDowell , " to go to Centre- ville the second day [ only another six miles out ] but the men were foot - weary , not so much by the ...
Page 43
... 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 extremely well under these untoward ...
... 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 extremely well under these untoward ...
Page 56
... took the Southern side . Maryland would have gone with the South if it had not been for the presence of overwhelming Northern sea - power and the absence of any good land frontier of her own . Kentucky remained neutral for several ...
... took the Southern side . Maryland would have gone with the South if it had not been for the presence of overwhelming Northern sea - power and the absence of any good land frontier of her own . Kentucky remained neutral for several ...
Page 63
... took this many - hued balloon from a steamer stranded on a bar at low tide down near the mouth of the James . Thus fell the last silk dress , a queer tribute to Northern sea - power ! Northern sea- power also cut off nearly everything ...
... took this many - hued balloon from a steamer stranded on a bar at low tide down near the mouth of the James . Thus fell the last silk dress , a queer tribute to Northern sea - power ! Northern sea- power also cut off nearly everything ...
Page 65
... took place there . " Have you been through Virginia ? —Yes , in sev- eral places " is a witticism that might be applied to many another State where muddy sloughs abounded . In horses , mules , and vehicles the richer North wore out the ...
... took place there . " Have you been through Virginia ? —Yes , in sev- eral places " is a witticism that might be applied to many another State where muddy sloughs abounded . In horses , mules , and vehicles the richer North wore out the ...
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