 These troops moved forward, drove the enemy from the rifle-pits at the base of the ridge like bees from a hive, stopped but a moment until the whole were in line, and commenced the ascent of the mountain from right to left almost simultaneously, following...  General George H. Thomas: A Critical Biography - Page 480by Donn Piatt - 1893 - 646 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1866 - 842 pages
...These troops moved forward, drove the enemy from the rifle-pits at the base of the ridge like bees 8 : farther orders. They encountered a fearful volley of grape and canister from near 30 pieces of artillery... | |
 | Frank Moore - United States - 1865 - 830 pages
...These troops moved forward, drove the enemy from the rifle-pits at the base of the ridge like bees from a hive, stopped but a moment until the whole...encountered a fearful volley of grape and canister from near thirty pieces of artillery ané musketry from still well-filled rifle-pits on the summit of the... | |
 | 1865 - 278 pages
...forward and drove the enemy from the rifle-pits at the base of the ridge like bees from a hive—stopped but a moment until the whole were in line, and commenced...encountered a fearful volley of grape and canister from near thirty pieces of artillery, and musketry from well-filled rifle-pits on the summit of the ridge.... | |
 | Phineas Camp Headley - Generals - 1866 - 794 pages
...These troops moved forward and drove the enemy from the rifle-pits at the base of the Ridge like bees from a hive — stopped but a moment until the whole...nearly thirty pieces of artillery, and musketry from well-filled riflepits on the summit of the Ridge. Not. a waver, however, was seen in oil that long... | |
 | William Makepeace Thayer - United States - 1866 - 356 pages
...These troops moved forward ; drove the enemy from the rifle-pits at the base of the Ridge, like bees from a hive ; stopped but a moment until the whole...encountered a fearful volley of grape and canister from near thirty pieces of artillery and musketry from still well-filled rifle-pits on the summit of the... | |
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1866 - 804 pages
...These troops moved forward, drove the enemy from the rifle-pits at the base of the ridge like bees from a hive, stopped but a moment until the whole...encountered a fearful ! volley of grape and canister from near 30 pieces of artillery and musketry from still well-filled rifle-pits on the summit of the ridge.... | |
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1867 - 848 pages
...Those troops moved forward, drove the enemy from the rifle-pits at the base of the ridge like bees from a hive, stopped but a moment until the whole...encountered a fearful volley of grape and canister from near 30 pieces of artillery and musketry from still well-filled rifle-pits on the summit of the ridge.... | |
 | Jane Currie Blaikie Hoge ("Mrs. A.H. Hoge") - United States - 1867 - 592 pages
...These troops moved forward, drove the enemy from the rifle-pits at the base of the ridge, like bees from a hive, stopped but a moment, until the whole...retreating enemy without further orders. They encountered a volley of grape and canister, from near thirty pieces of artillery, and musketry from still well-filled... | |
 | Jane Currie Hoge - 1867 - 504 pages
..."These troops moved forward, drove the enemy from the rifle-pits at the base of the ridge, like bees from a hive, stopped but a moment, until the whole...retreating enemy without further orders. They encountered a volley of grape and canister, from near thirty pieces of artillery, and musketry from still well-filled... | |
 | Phineas Camp Headley - 1869 - 794 pages
...These troops moved forward and drove the enemy from the rifle-pits at the base of the Ridge like bees from a hive — stopped but a moment until the whole...nearly thirty pieces of artillery, and musketry from well-filled riflepits on the summit of the Ridge. Not a waver, however, was seen in all that long line... | |
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