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Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 75 11 Browse Search
Henry Morton Stanley, Dorothy Stanley, The Autobiography of Sir Henry Morton Stanley 67 5 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 49 1 Browse Search
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant 34 2 Browse Search
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. 27 9 Browse Search
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 26 2 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 24 2 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: April 23, 1862., [Electronic resource] 22 2 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 31. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 18 0 Browse Search
H. Wager Halleck , A. M. , Lieut. of Engineers, U. S. Army ., Elements of Military Art and Science; or, Course of Instruction in Strategy, Fortification, Tactis of Battles &c., Embracing the Duties of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery and Engineers. Adapted to the Use of Volunteers and Militia. 18 0 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: August 17, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 9 (search)
The quasi rebellion vote of East Tennessee is again in the majority, though its numbers have been decreased from five to ten thousand. It is thought Maynard, Nelson and Bridges, rebellion candidates, are elected to the United States Congress from their respective districts; but I must say, in justice to the people of East Tenortunately the influence of demagogues and traitors has been great, and the people have been led astray. The world never before knew of a more ambitious man than Nelson, a greater demagogue than Johnson, or a more complete Yankee than Maynard. The talents of these men combined have led the public mind of East Tennessee astray; bcould he find enough corruption to fill his voracious appetite? Maynard has escaped through the mountains to Kentucky on his way to Yankeedom, his native clime. Nelson is a prisoner. He was taken in Lee county, Va., a mile and a half from the Tennessee line, by Captain Daniel, of the Home Guard. We do not exult over the mi