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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... nearly 20 miles inland , within a mile and a half of SOUTH MILLS , our weary , overmarched men , who had been nearly 24 hours on their feet , were confronted by a less nu- merous Rebel force , very strongly posted in woods flanked by ...
... nearly 20 miles inland , within a mile and a half of SOUTH MILLS , our weary , overmarched men , who had been nearly 24 hours on their feet , were confronted by a less nu- merous Rebel force , very strongly posted in woods flanked by ...
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... nearly distracted . The Captain was now deposed , Act- The coast in sight was strongly held ing - Master Sturgis , of the Mount by the enemy , whose horse patrol Vernon , appointed to his place ; the could be descried from the ship ...
... nearly distracted . The Captain was now deposed , Act- The coast in sight was strongly held ing - Master Sturgis , of the Mount by the enemy , whose horse patrol Vernon , appointed to his place ; the could be descried from the ship ...
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... nearly exhausted . | Williams , and Col. Shepley ; 100 car- 6 THE DEFENSES OF NEW ORLEANS . 85 the Tennessee. Capt . Farragut , with his larger and stronger vessels , would remain just out of fire as a reserve , awaiting the issue of the ...
... nearly exhausted . | Williams , and Col. Shepley ; 100 car- 6 THE DEFENSES OF NEW ORLEANS . 85 the Tennessee. Capt . Farragut , with his larger and stronger vessels , would remain just out of fire as a reserve , awaiting the issue of the ...
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... nearly beside our steamer , which was thereby enabled to plow her with five 8 - inch shells abaft her armor . This finished her performance , and she drifted ashore , a burning wreck ; while the Varuna , now in a sinking condition , was ...
... nearly beside our steamer , which was thereby enabled to plow her with five 8 - inch shells abaft her armor . This finished her performance , and she drifted ashore , a burning wreck ; while the Varuna , now in a sinking condition , was ...
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... nearly so clean , so quiet , so orderly , so free from rob- bery , violence , outrage , and murder , as she was under the rule of ' Beast Butler ' in the year of grace 1862 . Two conspicuous instances out of many must here serve as ...
... nearly so clean , so quiet , so orderly , so free from rob- bery , violence , outrage , and murder , as she was under the rule of ' Beast Butler ' in the year of grace 1862 . Two conspicuous instances out of many must here serve as ...
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