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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... Corps Ordered - Gal- lant Charge by the Pennsylvania Reserves and Repulse of the Enemy - Longstreet seeing part of the Sixth Corps in Line , be- - Page . CONTENTS . comes Discouraged and Withdraws his Men - Numbers XX CONTENTS .
... Corps Ordered - Gal- lant Charge by the Pennsylvania Reserves and Repulse of the Enemy - Longstreet seeing part of the Sixth Corps in Line , be- - Page . CONTENTS . comes Discouraged and Withdraws his Men - Numbers XX CONTENTS .
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... Reserves and close of the Battle of Gettysburg - Failures of the Confederates this Day- Lee's Plans not Carried Out- Somebody to Blame - Remarks of Colonel Taylor , Lee's Chief of Staff - Longstreet's Defense and Reply to Colonel Taylor ...
... Reserves and close of the Battle of Gettysburg - Failures of the Confederates this Day- Lee's Plans not Carried Out- Somebody to Blame - Remarks of Colonel Taylor , Lee's Chief of Staff - Longstreet's Defense and Reply to Colonel Taylor ...
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... Reserves . Sixth Corps . - Major - General JOHN SEDGWICK , Commander . The di- vision commanders were Brigadier - General H. G. Wright , 1st division ; Brig- adier - General A. P. Howe , 2d division ; and Brigadier - General Frank ...
... Reserves . Sixth Corps . - Major - General JOHN SEDGWICK , Commander . The di- vision commanders were Brigadier - General H. G. Wright , 1st division ; Brig- adier - General A. P. Howe , 2d division ; and Brigadier - General Frank ...
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... reserve brigades of the first division were commanded respect- ively by Colonel William Gamble , Colonel Thomas C. Devin , and Brigadier- General Wesley Merritt . The three brigades of the second division were commanded by Colonel J. B. ...
... reserve brigades of the first division were commanded respect- ively by Colonel William Gamble , Colonel Thomas C. Devin , and Brigadier- General Wesley Merritt . The three brigades of the second division were commanded by Colonel J. B. ...
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... Reserve Brigade , supported by detachments of infantry under Generals Adelbert Ames and Daniel A. Russell , moved to Kelly's and Beverly fords , preparatory to crossing the Rappahannock on the following day . On the same day that the ...
... Reserve Brigade , supported by detachments of infantry under Generals Adelbert Ames and Daniel A. Russell , moved to Kelly's and Beverly fords , preparatory to crossing the Rappahannock on the following day . On the same day that the ...
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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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