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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 355 3 Browse Search
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 1 147 23 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 7. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 137 13 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 135 7 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 129 1 Browse Search
The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure) 125 13 Browse Search
Robert Lewis Dabney, Life and Commands of Lieutenand- General Thomas J. Jackson 108 38 Browse Search
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant 85 7 Browse Search
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac 84 12 Browse Search
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative 70 0 Browse Search
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usly attacked. He himself was killed on the spot and the greater part of his men taken prisoners. On his person were found papers which revealed his design to set fire to the city during the night and to inaugurate a general scene of pillage and massacre.--The most ample preparations had been made. Oakum and turpentine had been formed into the most convenient shapes for executing the diabolical purpose.--But death cut short his designs. The next most notable incident was the defeat of Banks in Western Louisiana by Dick Taylor. This was a most important victory. The enemy lost at least twenty thousand men, and would have lost his whole army and the fleet that operated with it but for the want of vigor in following up the blow. Next came our successes in North Carolina, especially that at Washington, in which General Hoke so highly distinguished himself that he was made a major-general for his gallantry. We now come to Grant's great expedition, the object of which was