The Great Invasion of 1863: Or, General Lee in Pennsylvania. Embracing an Account of the Strength and Organization of the Armies of the Potomac and Northern Virginia; Their Daily Marches with the Routes of Travel, and General Orders Issued; the Three Days of Battle; the Retreat of the Confederate and Pursuit by the Federals; Analytical Index ... with an Appendix Containing an Account of the Burning of Chamberburg, Pennsylvania, a Statement of the General Sickles Controversy, and Other Valuable Historic PapersW. J. Shuey, 1887 - 613 страница |
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... given to the public . The pen and ink sketch of General Meade , on page 241 , was made by Colonel C. H. T. Collis , just before the Wilderness campaign , and was pronounced by Gen- eral Meade the best likeness of himself yet made . xii ...
... given to the public . The pen and ink sketch of General Meade , on page 241 , was made by Colonel C. H. T. Collis , just before the Wilderness campaign , and was pronounced by Gen- eral Meade the best likeness of himself yet made . xii ...
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... given . Errors may have crept into this record , but every precaution has been taken to secure entire accuracy . If he has not succeeded in giving the public such a history of the subject as its importance demands , he has at least ...
... given . Errors may have crept into this record , but every precaution has been taken to secure entire accuracy . If he has not succeeded in giving the public such a history of the subject as its importance demands , he has at least ...
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... in command of the Fifth Corps until Sunday , June 28th , when he was made Commander in Chief , and the command of his corps was given to General Sykes . THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA . - 37 The Twelfth 36 THE GREAT INVASION .
... in command of the Fifth Corps until Sunday , June 28th , when he was made Commander in Chief , and the command of his corps was given to General Sykes . THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA . - 37 The Twelfth 36 THE GREAT INVASION .
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... given of the numerical strength of the two great armies , which were about to enter upon the great and decisive campaign , that the Federal army exceeded the Confederate some twenty thousand or twenty - five thousand men . This ...
... given of the numerical strength of the two great armies , which were about to enter upon the great and decisive campaign , that the Federal army exceeded the Confederate some twenty thousand or twenty - five thousand men . This ...
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... given , and General Lee , who had been kind enough to discuss the matter with me patiently , gave the order of march . " It will be perceived further on in this record of the in- vasion , that General Lee failed to adhere to what ...
... given , and General Lee , who had been kind enough to discuss the matter with me patiently , gave the order of march . " It will be perceived further on in this record of the in- vasion , that General Lee failed to adhere to what ...
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A. P. Hill advance Annals artillery assault attack batteries battle battle of Gettysburg Big Round Top brigade burg Captain captured cavalry Cemetery Hill Chambersburg Colonel column command Confederate army Creek crossed the Potomac Culp's Hill Culpeper direction division east Eleventh Corps Emmittsburg encamped enemy enemy's engagement eral Ewell federacy Federal army field Fifth Corps fire flank force Frederick front Funkstown Gettysburg Greencastle guns Hagerstown Harrisburg head-quarters Hill's Corps Hooker horses hundred Imboden infantry invasion Jenkins June Lee's Little Round Top Longstreet Major-General Maryland McConnellsburg McLaws Meade ment miles Milroy Monday morning moved movement night North o'clock officers passed Pennsylvania Pickett's pike position reached rear regiment retreat Ridge river road Rodes Round Top says scout Second Corps Seminary Ridge sent Sickles Sixth Corps soldiers South Mountain Stuart Third Corps thousand tion town troops Twelfth Corps valley wagons Washington Williamsport wounded
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