Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Col. Preston Smith” in chapter 10 of Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II.:
...s entire command, with no chance of success.
His force was quite equal in numbers and in guns to Smith's, but in nothing else.
He attempted to flank the Rebel right, but was defeated with loss by Col. Preston Smith 's brigade; when his right was successfully turned by the Rebel left, Gen. T. J. Churchill, and routed in a daring charge; whereupon our whole line gave way and retreated.
The Rebel Gen. Pat. Clebur...
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