The United Service, Volume 1L.R. Hamersly & Company, 1889 - Military art and science |
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... duty , our lines stretching from Raccoon Ford to Barnett's Ford , on the Rapidan , a distance of fifteen miles . On the night of August 8 our pickets were driven in a short distance from the river , and on the morning of the 9th ...
... duty , our lines stretching from Raccoon Ford to Barnett's Ford , on the Rapidan , a distance of fifteen miles . On the night of August 8 our pickets were driven in a short distance from the river , and on the morning of the 9th ...
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... duty that night near the bridge . General Bayard and I had several conversations afterwards about what I have stated . He always cautioned me to be careful in my language about what I knew , as doubtless there would be an in ...
... duty that night near the bridge . General Bayard and I had several conversations afterwards about what I have stated . He always cautioned me to be careful in my language about what I knew , as doubtless there would be an in ...
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under General Gregg . Our duties during the winter were not very arduous . On April 1 an order came from the War Department detailing me for duty as inspector - general on the staff of General Gregg . On April 29 we moved out of camp ...
under General Gregg . Our duties during the winter were not very arduous . On April 1 an order came from the War Department detailing me for duty as inspector - general on the staff of General Gregg . On April 29 we moved out of camp ...
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... duty General Sheridan displayed great generalship , preserving the trains and delivering them safely inside of our lines . During the movement Gregg's cavalry division covered the rear and flank next to the enemy . About the time ...
... duty General Sheridan displayed great generalship , preserving the trains and delivering them safely inside of our lines . During the movement Gregg's cavalry division covered the rear and flank next to the enemy . About the time ...
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... duty and ordered to take command of my regiment , now composed of re- enlisted veterans who had passed through the furnace of war from 1861 to 1864 . In the latter part of October our brigade did some very effective work in the ...
... duty and ordered to take command of my regiment , now composed of re- enlisted veterans who had passed through the furnace of war from 1861 to 1864 . In the latter part of October our brigade did some very effective work in the ...
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