The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'65 ; Its Causes, Incidents, and Results ; Intended to Exhibit Especially Its Moral and Political Phases, with the Drift and Progress of American Opinion Respecting Human Slavery from 1776 to the Close of the War for the Union, Volumen2O.D. Case and Company, 1866 |
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... hold it , and compelled to fall back . Their charge was at once returned with interest by the Rebel infantry , intent on the capture of our three batteries , and rushing up to within a hundred yards of the guns , and coming up , or ...
... hold it , and compelled to fall back . Their charge was at once returned with interest by the Rebel infantry , intent on the capture of our three batteries , and rushing up to within a hundred yards of the guns , and coming up , or ...
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... hold it half an hour ; he thought they might yet fight their way out , with a loss of three - fourths of their number , but did not deem it right to sacrifice so large a proportion . These repre- sentations being undisputed , a sur ...
... hold it half an hour ; he thought they might yet fight their way out , with a loss of three - fourths of their number , but did not deem it right to sacrifice so large a proportion . These repre- sentations being undisputed , a sur ...
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... hold . Loss heavy on both sides . BEAUREGARD . " Beauregard officially reports his loss in this battle at 1,728 killed , 8,012 wounded , 957 missing : total , 10,699 , or a little more than one- fourth of the admitted strength of 66 ...
... hold . Loss heavy on both sides . BEAUREGARD . " Beauregard officially reports his loss in this battle at 1,728 killed , 8,012 wounded , 957 missing : total , 10,699 , or a little more than one- fourth of the admitted strength of 66 ...
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... hold of the army ; and toil and hardship , unre- deemed by the excitement of combat , impaired their morale . We did not carry with us from Yorktown so good an army as we took there . Of the bitter fruits of that month gained by the ...
... hold of the army ; and toil and hardship , unre- deemed by the excitement of combat , impaired their morale . We did not carry with us from Yorktown so good an army as we took there . Of the bitter fruits of that month gained by the ...
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... hold it by any force less than an army would be simply exposing that force to capture or destruction at the pleasure of our strategists . Gen. Wool , commanding at Fortress Monroe , having organized an expedition designed to reduce that ...
... hold it by any force less than an army would be simply exposing that force to capture or destruction at the pleasure of our strategists . Gen. Wool , commanding at Fortress Monroe , having organized an expedition designed to reduce that ...
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