Life and deeds of General Sherman, including the story of his great march to the sea (1891) (14598323257)

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Title: Life and deeds of General Sherman, including the story of his great march to the sea ..
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Northrop, Henry Davenport, 1836-1909
Subjects: Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 Generals
Publisher: Philadelphia, National publishing co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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St. Louis, Co-lumbus, the Gibraltar of the ■West, is ours and Kentucky )is free. Thanks to the bril-liant strategy of the campaign iby which the enemys centre (was pierced at Forts Henry jand Donelson, his wings iso- •lated from each other and (turned, compelling thus the ievacuation of his stronghold of Bowling Green first, land now Columbus. Driven from all these strongholds, it became neces- ^sary for the Confederates to select some defensiveposition farther to the south. In obedience to in-structions from Richmond, Polk fell back some miles,still clinging to the shores of the Mississippi, and es-tablished himself at Island No. lo and at New Madrid.Attack on Island ^NTo. lO.These places, although fortified with great strength,Island No. lo particularly having had the special at-tention of General Beauregard and being deemed themost impregnable of all the posts on the Mississippi,the Confederates were compelled in succession tcevacuate, The attack on Island No, lo reflected the
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