The soldier in our Civil War - a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, (14760679374)
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Title: The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Leslie, Frank, 1821-1880 Mottelay, Paul Fleury, b. 1841, ed Campbell-Copeland, T. (Thomas), ed Beath, Robert B. (Robert Burns), 1839-1914 Vandervoort, Paul. History of the Grand Army of the Republic Avery, I. W. (Isaac Wheeler), 1837-1897. History of the Confederate Veterans' Association Davis, A. P. History of the Sons of Veterans Merrill, Frank P. History of the Sons of Veterans
Subjects: United States. Army United States. Navy Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Navy Grand Army of the Republic United Confederate Veterans Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Publisher: New York Atlanta : Stanley Bradley Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: State of Indiana through the Indiana State Library
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BATTLE OF SKCTIPSIONTILUS. JASliS LWxAMB, 8.C._ BAYONET-OHABGE OK THE PEDEHAL TB JPB, UNDEB OESEKAL STEVENS, UP0> THE OOWFEDBRATB BATTERIES, JUNE 18th. WW. 336 THE SOLDIER IN OUR Cfr/L WAR.
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THE SOLDIER IN OUR CIVIL WAR. (8th Ordered General Ste-vens, with abont 4,000 men,to make the attack beforedaybreak, while GeneralWright an*) Colonel Wil-liams, with 8,000 men,were to come Dp to the left^to protect and finpport. By some minnnderetanding the movement was de-layed, and tbo troops madea rush npon the fort inbrood daylight, and weremot by grape and canister,which scattered the assault-ing party anil drovo off ullthe regiments except (boEighth Michigan and Seven-ty-ninth New York, whosucceeded in reaching thefront, and, mounting tlieparapet, drove the gunnersfrom tlieirguniint the pointof tho bayonet Here Lieu-tenant-colonel Morrison, ofthe (Highlanders), particu-larly distinguished himselfby leading his men insidetho, fort; but, failing ofsupport, was obliged to fallback. An officer of Insregiment, speaking of hisprowess on this occasion,says, It carried mo back to tho dayAgin court. Meanwhile Colonel Williams, who hadbeon ordered to reinforce General Stevens,lost his way