Sketches of War History, 1861-1865: Papers Read Before the Ohio Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Band 1R. Clarke & Company, 1888 |
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... taken along , officers had no shelter . There was no firewood . A chill wind from the ocean reached our very marrow . On the 6th , the entire division being in bivouac without Brigh Creek Wilkesborough Deep Boat Chapell Hill 8 Ur Smit 4 ...
... taken along , officers had no shelter . There was no firewood . A chill wind from the ocean reached our very marrow . On the 6th , the entire division being in bivouac without Brigh Creek Wilkesborough Deep Boat Chapell Hill 8 Ur Smit 4 ...
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... taken up by 11 A. M. Being charged with the safety of the pontoon train , I went into camp at night , eight miles in the rear of the rest of the corps , and the pontoon train camped three miles in my rear . It rained all night and all ...
... taken up by 11 A. M. Being charged with the safety of the pontoon train , I went into camp at night , eight miles in the rear of the rest of the corps , and the pontoon train camped three miles in my rear . It rained all night and all ...
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... meat was carried in the wagons . Some cattle were taken along on the hoof , but their meat was poor sustenance . I believe every other divi- sion took some cured meat in their trains . But 10 Sketches of War History .
... meat was carried in the wagons . Some cattle were taken along on the hoof , but their meat was poor sustenance . I believe every other divi- sion took some cured meat in their trains . But 10 Sketches of War History .
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... taken out the corpse . " There were loud expostula- tions then , for this corpse , so supply of ham . called , was the plantation . At Goldsboro , General Blair required a report of captured stores . As no account had been kept , the ...
... taken out the corpse . " There were loud expostula- tions then , for this corpse , so supply of ham . called , was the plantation . At Goldsboro , General Blair required a report of captured stores . As no account had been kept , the ...
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... taken , not a fence - rail was burned . The character of the country gave some features to what fighting there was in the Carolina campaign , but the marching and foraging were its special features . I will not extend this paper by any ...
... taken , not a fence - rail was burned . The character of the country gave some features to what fighting there was in the Carolina campaign , but the marching and foraging were its special features . I will not extend this paper by any ...
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abatis advance arms army artillery assault attack battery battle Berryville bridge brigade broken bullet Cahawba camp Camp Dennison Camp Harrison campaign Captain captured cavalry charge Chattanooga Colonel column command comrades Confederate Creek crossing Cumberland Gap dead death defenses dismounted Early's enemy enemy's fell field fighting fire flag flank force formed Forrest forward front Gravelly Springs ground guard guns halted hand head-quarters hill horses hundred infantry Kentucky Lieutenant Lytle Maplesville ment miles military Montevallo morning moved movement mules musketry muskets night North officers Ohio organization passed picket pike Plantersville position Potomac pushed re-inforce reached rear rebel Red Bud regiment retreat ridge rifle river road Selma sent shell shot side Sixth Corps skirmish soldier soon spirit Third Division thousand tion troops Tuscaloosa Union valley wagons Washington Wilderness William Haines Lytle woods wounded
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