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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... valleys trends from north - east to south - west , the interven- ing hill ranges being continuations of the Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains of Virginia and East Tennessee . It will be apparent that a movement on Selma or Montgomery ...
... valleys trends from north - east to south - west , the interven- ing hill ranges being continuations of the Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains of Virginia and East Tennessee . It will be apparent that a movement on Selma or Montgomery ...
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... valleys , the swamp magnolia , with flowering Cape jessamines and Cherokee roses , festoon the wayside fences with graceful garlands , and fill the air with delicious fragrance . In the vicinity of the Black Warrior and Cahawba Rivers ...
... valleys , the swamp magnolia , with flowering Cape jessamines and Cherokee roses , festoon the wayside fences with graceful garlands , and fill the air with delicious fragrance . In the vicinity of the Black Warrior and Cahawba Rivers ...
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... MAPLESVILLE STATION MONTEVALLO ACHLESVILLE RANDOLPH MAPLESVILLE Coosa CHESTNUT HILL O MARION SUMMERFIELD CAHAWBA PLANTERSVILLE PLEASANT VALLEY HAMILTON BURESVILLE bama LOWNDS POTT MONTGOMERY WETUMKA FORT JACKSON CROSS KEYS. Map of the.
... MAPLESVILLE STATION MONTEVALLO ACHLESVILLE RANDOLPH MAPLESVILLE Coosa CHESTNUT HILL O MARION SUMMERFIELD CAHAWBA PLANTERSVILLE PLEASANT VALLEY HAMILTON BURESVILLE bama LOWNDS POTT MONTGOMERY WETUMKA FORT JACKSON CROSS KEYS. Map of the.
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... valley of death . " Singling out an officer of rank in the rear , the captain rode for and engaged him in a run- ning fight for some hundreds of yards , until , in close quarters , Forrest ( for it was he ) , turned and shot his pursuer ...
... valley of death . " Singling out an officer of rank in the rear , the captain rode for and engaged him in a run- ning fight for some hundreds of yards , until , in close quarters , Forrest ( for it was he ) , turned and shot his pursuer ...
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... valley between the two forts . The rear of the work was protected only by an earthen gorge , through which was the entrance , closed by a strong gate similar to the one across the pike . The garrison consisted of about forty dismounted ...
... valley between the two forts . The rear of the work was protected only by an earthen gorge , through which was the entrance , closed by a strong gate similar to the one across the pike . The garrison consisted of about forty dismounted ...
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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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Seite 161 - I doubt, too, whether any other convention we can obtain may be able to make a better Constitution. For, when you assemble a number of men, to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views.
Seite 167 - So through the night rode Paul Revere ; And so through the night went his cry of alarm To every Middlesex village and farm, — A cry of defiance and not of fear, A voice in the darkness, a knock at the door, And a word that shall echo forevermore...
Seite 162 - On the whole, sir, I cannot help expressing a wish that every member of the Convention who may still have objections to it would, with me, on this occasion doubt a little of his own infallibility, and, to make manifest our unanimity, put his name to this instrument.
Seite 161 - In these sentiments, sir, I agree to this Constitution, with all its faults, if they are such; because I think a general government necessary for us, and there is no form of government but what may be a blessing to the people if well administered, and...
Seite 221 - If any one attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot.
Seite 159 - Under the blossoms, the Blue; Under the garlands, the Gray. No more shall the war-cry sever, Or the winding rivers be red ; They banish our anger forever When they laurel the graves of our dead ! Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgment-day; — Love and tears for the Blue, Tears and love for the Gray.
Seite 161 - Thus I consent, sir, to this Constitution, because I expect no better, and because I am not sure that it is not the best. The opinions I have had of its errors I sacrifice to the public good.
Seite 162 - I hope therefore that for our own sakes, as a part of the people, and for the sake of...
Seite 34 - Where the noble spouse Octavia Weeps within her widowed home, Seek her, say the Gods bear witness, Altars, augurs, circling wings, That her blood with mine commingled, Yet shall mount the thrones of kings.
Seite 161 - It therefore astonishes me, Sir, to find this system approaching so near to perfection as it does, and I think it will astonish our enemies who are waiting with confidence to hear that our...