The Life and Public Services of Ambrose E. Burnside: Soldier - Citizen - StatesmanJ. A. & R. A. Reid, 1882 - 448 pages |
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Page 118
... Union troops , finally recovering their ground and their guns , renewed the offensive . Several of the Confederate regiments were almost annihilated . On either side soldiers no longer rec- ognized their officers , nor the officers ...
... Union troops , finally recovering their ground and their guns , renewed the offensive . Several of the Confederate regiments were almost annihilated . On either side soldiers no longer rec- ognized their officers , nor the officers ...
Page 150
... Union . But of all the plaudits which had greeted him , none had sounded so grateful as the loving praise of his wife . They went to Washington that night , and stopped at Willard's Hotel . The general's friends desired to sere- nade ...
... Union . But of all the plaudits which had greeted him , none had sounded so grateful as the loving praise of his wife . They went to Washington that night , and stopped at Willard's Hotel . The general's friends desired to sere- nade ...
Page 178
... Union hope for a battle in which the Union army , now fully recruited , well armed , well shod , enthusiastic and confident , could defeat the Confed- erate forces and put an end to the war . It was soon evident that General McClellan ...
... Union hope for a battle in which the Union army , now fully recruited , well armed , well shod , enthusiastic and confident , could defeat the Confed- erate forces and put an end to the war . It was soon evident that General McClellan ...
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