Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events: Embracing Political, Military, and Ecclesiastical Affairs; Public Documents; Biography, Statistics, Commerce, Finance, Literature, Science, Agriculture, and Mechanical IndustryD. Appleton, 1862 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 115
... cross the water with his two divisions . He had exe- cuted the movement with rapidity , marching at the head of his column , without any other guide than the sound of the cannon , and he arrived at the right moment and at the critical ...
... cross the water with his two divisions . He had exe- cuted the movement with rapidity , marching at the head of his column , without any other guide than the sound of the cannon , and he arrived at the right moment and at the critical ...
Page 132
... cross . The batteries of Gen. Sigel's command again opened upon their approach , and they were here also driven back . It was on this occasion that Gen. Henry Bohlen lost his life . Attempts to cross were also made at other fords . On ...
... cross . The batteries of Gen. Sigel's command again opened upon their approach , and they were here also driven back . It was on this occasion that Gen. Henry Bohlen lost his life . Attempts to cross were also made at other fords . On ...
Page 168
... cross at Shinker's Neck , about twelve miles below here , but our demonstration was simply for the purpose of drawing down there as large a force of the enemy as possible . I then decided to cross here because , in the first place , I ...
... cross at Shinker's Neck , about twelve miles below here , but our demonstration was simply for the purpose of drawing down there as large a force of the enemy as possible . I then decided to cross here because , in the first place , I ...
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