The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate ArmiesU.S. Government Printing Office, 1893 - Confederate States of America |
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... front in force , and had apprised Colonel Reed of the probability and suggested that every- thing be prepared for action . We found the enemy there , as I ex- pected , and were fully prepared for them and drove them from their position ...
... front in force , and had apprised Colonel Reed of the probability and suggested that every- thing be prepared for action . We found the enemy there , as I ex- pected , and were fully prepared for them and drove them from their position ...
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... front and below you . The force in my front is from 5,000 to 7,000 , nearly all mounted . I am only prevented from moving out and fighting them by the want of cav- alry and artillery horses . I could not move my batteries twenty miles ...
... front and below you . The force in my front is from 5,000 to 7,000 , nearly all mounted . I am only prevented from moving out and fighting them by the want of cav- alry and artillery horses . I could not move my batteries twenty miles ...
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... front of Fort Smith , at Negro Hill , and also on the Line road to the garrison , while the section of Howell's battery , commanded by Captain Howell , and a section of Lee's light howitzer battery , commanded by Capt . John T ...
... front of Fort Smith , at Negro Hill , and also on the Line road to the garrison , while the section of Howell's battery , commanded by Captain Howell , and a section of Lee's light howitzer battery , commanded by Capt . John T ...
Page 115
... front . I hoped to derive an element of morale from the arrival of Churchill's command and my own presence at the moment of action . The reconnaissance was converted into a decisive engagement with the advance corps of the enemy ( a ...
... front . I hoped to derive an element of morale from the arrival of Churchill's command and my own presence at the moment of action . The reconnaissance was converted into a decisive engagement with the advance corps of the enemy ( a ...
Page 146
... front and on the flanks of a deep mountain pass . They were dislodged after some little trouble , the shells from Jones ' battery doing good execution , and the advance with other troops pushed on , while the pioneer party made the road ...
... front and on the flanks of a deep mountain pass . They were dislodged after some little trouble , the shells from Jones ' battery doing good execution , and the advance with other troops pushed on , while the pioneer party made the road ...
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