Southern History of the War: The Last Year of the WarC. B. Richardson, 1866 - 363 psl. |
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Southern History of the War The Last Year of the War Edward Alfred Pollard Visos knygos peržiūra - 1866 |
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advance American ANDREW JOHNSON Appomattox arms Army of Northern artillery assault Atlanta attack authorities batteries battle Boonsboro brigade Brigadier-General campaign captured cavalry CHIG Colonel columns command Confederacy Confederate Congress constitution Convention corps crossed declared defence destroyed division Early enemy enemy's engaged eral Ewell's federacy Federal fight fire flank force Fort Fisher Fort Gregg front Georgia Government Grant guns Harper's Ferry Hill Hood Hood's hundred infantry intrenched Jackson James River Johnston laws Lee's army Lincoln Longstreet loss Lynchburg Major-General Manassas McLaws ment miles military morning moved movement negro night North o'clock officers party peace Petersburg pieces of artillery political position President Davis prisoners proclamation railroad rear repulsed retreat Richmond River road RSITY Sharpsburg Sheridan Sherman side SITY slavery slaves South Carolina surrender thousand tion troops Union United UNIV UNIV victory Washington wounded Yankee
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