The Great Events by Famous Historians: A Comprehensive and Readable Account of the World's History, Emphasizing the More Important Events, and Presenting These as Complete Narratives in the Master-words of the Most Eminent Historians ... |
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advance Alabama arms army artillery attack Austria batteries battle Bazeilles Bismarck brigade British canal Captain captured cavalry Central Pacific coast command Confederate Congress Constitution corps Culp's Hill declared defeat diamond division Emmetsburg Emperor enemy enemy's Europe Federal fight fire flank force Fort Monroe forward France Franco-Prussian War French front German Government Grant ground guns Hill Hudson Bay Company hundred infantry Italian Italy Jules Favre Jules Ferry Kearsarge labor loss McClellan McClernand ment Merrimac miles military Minister morning movement Napoleon Napoleon III National night North Northwest Company o'clock officers opened Paris party passed port position possession President prisoners Provinces Prussia reënforcements regiments retreat Richmond ridge River road Seminary Ridge Semmes sent Sherman ship shot side soldiers soon South Suez Canal surrender territory Thiers thousand tion treaty troops Union Pacific United Vaal vessels victory wounded