The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volumes 1-2American Publishing Company, 1866 - 702 pages |
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... Field at Night - THE SECOND DAY'S BATTLE - A Fearful Sun- day - Bravery of the New Jersey Regiments - Bayonet Charge of the Second Excelsior - A Frightful Struggle - McClellan on the Field- The Enemy Repulsed - The Victory - Appearance ...
... Field at Night - THE SECOND DAY'S BATTLE - A Fearful Sun- day - Bravery of the New Jersey Regiments - Bayonet Charge of the Second Excelsior - A Frightful Struggle - McClellan on the Field- The Enemy Repulsed - The Victory - Appearance ...
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... field against him , and established a camp at Jackson , near the city . Lyon , by a sudden movement , succeeded in surround- ing it , and taking the whole force , six hundred and thirty- nine , prisoners . A great mob followed the ...
... field against him , and established a camp at Jackson , near the city . Lyon , by a sudden movement , succeeded in surround- ing it , and taking the whole force , six hundred and thirty- nine , prisoners . A great mob followed the ...
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... field . Among the prisoners taken , were Colonel Corcoran of New York city , and Mr. Ely , Member of Congress from Rochester . Beside other trophies which the enemy secured , were twenty - three cannon of various sizes , four thousand ...
... field . Among the prisoners taken , were Colonel Corcoran of New York city , and Mr. Ely , Member of Congress from Rochester . Beside other trophies which the enemy secured , were twenty - three cannon of various sizes , four thousand ...
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... field . The task before the government was herculean ; and even Napoleon would have stood aghast at it . To raise and fit , in three months , for the field an army of half a million of men , without , at least , the skele- ton of a ...
... field . The task before the government was herculean ; and even Napoleon would have stood aghast at it . To raise and fit , in three months , for the field an army of half a million of men , without , at least , the skele- ton of a ...
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... field was going on . The response of the north to the call made upon it for soldiers was without a parallel in the history of the world , and it was soon evident that more troops would be in the field than the act of Congress authorized ...
... field was going on . The response of the north to the call made upon it for soldiers was without a parallel in the history of the world , and it was soon evident that more troops would be in the field than the act of Congress authorized ...
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The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States;, Volume 2 Joel Tyler Headley No preview available - 2019 |
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