The Life and Campaigns of General LeeChatto and Windus, 1875 - 336 páginas |
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... attacking slavery , that it had long been particeps criminis . Only from the day when a considerable party in the free states believed it would be able to make use of the fact as a powerful lever against its associate , now become its ...
... attacking slavery , that it had long been particeps criminis . Only from the day when a considerable party in the free states believed it would be able to make use of the fact as a powerful lever against its associate , now become its ...
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... attack , directing columns , advising his general - in - chief , and often taking part in the most sanguinary combats . He was wounded at Chapultepec , and obliged to leave the field of battle . In the official report , General Scott ...
... attack , directing columns , advising his general - in - chief , and often taking part in the most sanguinary combats . He was wounded at Chapultepec , and obliged to leave the field of battle . In the official report , General Scott ...
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... attack with which she would be threatened . Colonel Lee , camped among the Indians , several days ' march from every great town , was outside the great movement agitating the country . Nevertheless , he followed the march of events with ...
... attack with which she would be threatened . Colonel Lee , camped among the Indians , several days ' march from every great town , was outside the great movement agitating the country . Nevertheless , he followed the march of events with ...
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... attack by water . It was not difficult for it to establish a blockade more and more effective , which deprived the Confederates of all succour from the foreigner . The Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico , forming two of the Southern ...
... attack by water . It was not difficult for it to establish a blockade more and more effective , which deprived the Confederates of all succour from the foreigner . The Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico , forming two of the Southern ...
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... attack . It is thus explained why , the South being on the defensive , most of the Confederate successes had no permanent results . Even before the fiercest part of the struggle , after the month of May , 1862 , all the rivers ( except ...
... attack . It is thus explained why , the South being on the defensive , most of the Confederate successes had no permanent results . Even before the fiercest part of the struggle , after the month of May , 1862 , all the rivers ( except ...
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A. P. Hill adversary arms army of Northern arrived artillery assault attack bank batteries battle bridge brigades campaign cannon cavalry centre Chancellorsville CHATTO & WINDUS Chickahominy cloth extra Colonel columns command Confederate army Confederate line corps Court House crossed Crown 8vo D. H. Hill defeat defence defile division Edition enemy enemy's Ewell Federal army fire flank forces Ford Fortress Monroe Fredericksburg Gettysburg gilt Gordonsville Grant Hagerstown Harper's Ferry heights Hooker hostile infantry Jackson James River Johnston latter Lee's Longstreet MacClellan MacDowell Manassas Maryland Meade Mechanicsville miles military morning movement night North Northern army o'clock obliged occupied officers Pamunkey passed Petersburg PICCADILLY Pope position Potomac President prisoners PUBLISHED BY CHATTO R. E. LEE railway Rapidan Rappahannock regiments remained rendered retired retreat Richmond road Shenandoah Valley side slavery soldiers South Southern square miles struggle Stuart took troops United Valley victory Warrenton Washington wounded
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