Anecdotes, Poetry, and Incidents of the War: North and South. 1860-1865Frank Moore Publication Office, Bible House, J. Porteus, Agent, 1867 - 560 pages |
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... battery , while the balance of our com- pany , with a part of the Illinois regiment , was ordered down into a deep ravine upon our left , in which it was known a portion of the enemy was concealed , with whom they were soon en- gaged ...
... battery , while the balance of our com- pany , with a part of the Illinois regiment , was ordered down into a deep ravine upon our left , in which it was known a portion of the enemy was concealed , with whom they were soon en- gaged ...
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... battery " as soon as possible . " utes it was silent , and then as it became more The captain asked , " Where are the boats ? " light I heard it again . I listened - the sound Colonel Weer determined to beat Gens . Schofield of the drum ...
... battery " as soon as possible . " utes it was silent , and then as it became more The captain asked , " Where are the boats ? " light I heard it again . I listened - the sound Colonel Weer determined to beat Gens . Schofield of the drum ...
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... battery , burst right in front of me . One frag- ment struck me just below the heart , making a bad wound . Another blew off my hat ; another ( small bit ) entered my mouth , and broke out three of my best jaw - teeth , while the gravel ...
... battery , burst right in front of me . One frag- ment struck me just below the heart , making a bad wound . Another blew off my hat ; another ( small bit ) entered my mouth , and broke out three of my best jaw - teeth , while the gravel ...
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... battery , received his death wound while heading the advance , and while in the act of shouting : " Come on , boys ! we'll show them how to fight ! " In the course of the action a shell burst on the United States gunboat Hetzel , and ...
... battery , received his death wound while heading the advance , and while in the act of shouting : " Come on , boys ! we'll show them how to fight ! " In the course of the action a shell burst on the United States gunboat Hetzel , and ...
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... Battery Rock , on the Illinois shore , another party , numbering about forty , who had crossed over the night pre- vious in an old flatboat , essayed the same un- dertaking ; but these , too , were put to flight by this mighty piece of ...
... Battery Rock , on the Illinois shore , another party , numbering about forty , who had crossed over the night pre- vious in an old flatboat , essayed the same un- dertaking ; but these , too , were put to flight by this mighty piece of ...
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