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Page xxxv
... Richmond , the operation , had it succeeded , would have been good for almost any purpose . The possession of Washington , in these days of darkness , to the rebels , when England , alarmed by her own short - sighted statesmanship - if ...
... Richmond , the operation , had it succeeded , would have been good for almost any purpose . The possession of Washington , in these days of darkness , to the rebels , when England , alarmed by her own short - sighted statesmanship - if ...
Page xxxvii
... Richmond Examiner , of De- cember 4th , said : " Whether to be pleased or sorry at the retreat of Meade , without battle , is a doubtful question . " " Had a pitched battle taken place , " it added , resulting in re- moving the menace ...
... Richmond Examiner , of De- cember 4th , said : " Whether to be pleased or sorry at the retreat of Meade , without battle , is a doubtful question . " " Had a pitched battle taken place , " it added , resulting in re- moving the menace ...
Page 17
... Richmond , Give us slings to clear the way with . Last Friday , a foraging expedition of five regiments , com- prising Gen. Wadsworth's brigade , proceeded to the vicinity of Fairfax Court House , without meeting obstructions , and ...
... Richmond , Give us slings to clear the way with . Last Friday , a foraging expedition of five regiments , com- prising Gen. Wadsworth's brigade , proceeded to the vicinity of Fairfax Court House , without meeting obstructions , and ...
Page 34
... communicated by means of active espionage to the Government at Richmond , where the necessary steps were forthwith taken to counteract it . " - p . 269 . east of a line drawn from Manassas to Leesburg . 34 RHODE ISLAND.
... communicated by means of active espionage to the Government at Richmond , where the necessary steps were forthwith taken to counteract it . " - p . 269 . east of a line drawn from Manassas to Leesburg . 34 RHODE ISLAND.
Page 35
... Richmond or elsewhere . Fairfax Court House is twenty - one miles west of Washing- ton , and until the rebellion broke out was a quiet little com- munity of some 200 or 300 souls . At present the exact pop- ulation is unknown . It is a ...
... Richmond or elsewhere . Fairfax Court House is twenty - one miles west of Washing- ton , and until the rebellion broke out was a quiet little com- munity of some 200 or 300 souls . At present the exact pop- ulation is unknown . It is a ...
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1st Lieutenant 2d Rhode Island Adjutant advance Antietam appointed army arrived artillery August battery battle battle of Chancellorsville battle of Fredericksburg brigade Bull Run Burnside camp Captain cavalry colored command corps Court House crossed division duty encamped enemy enemy's engaged enlisted Fairfax Court House Federal field fight fire force Fredericksburg front George W Governor Sprague guns Harper's Ferry head-quarters Heintzelman Hill honor Hooker horses hospital infantry James river July June killed letter Lieut Lieutenant Colonel Major Malvern Hill McClellan ment miles military morning moved movement night occupied October officers patriotic Peninsula picket position Potomac prisoners Providence Rappahannock rear rebel rebellion received REGIMENT RHODE ISLAND resigned Rhode Island regiment Rhode Island volunteers Richmond rifle river road secesh sent Sergeant Sharpsburg shell shot soldiers soon spirit tion took troops Union Warrenton Washington William Williamsburg wounded Yorktown Λ Λ Λ