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Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died. 703 687 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 558 0 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 529 203 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 90 0 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 83 23 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments. 81 23 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 68 0 Browse Search
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac 66 0 Browse Search
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant 62 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore) 54 0 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: June 15, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
English opinion of the fighting in Spotsylvania. When Alexander the Great was overrunning the East, it is recorded of him that at each successive victory he would say, "What will they think of this in Athens?" In that stage of the world's existence, while Athens, though enslaved, was still the Capital of civilization, and had it in her power to bestow or withhold reputation, we can understand the keen anxiety of the conqueror, who was desirous above all things to be regarded as a genuine Gish people love us dearly. What if they do? They will do nothing for us, and this is no time for empty professions. We published yesterday a series of extracts from English papers of every shade of politics with regard to the battles in Spotsylvania. The sameness of the whole batch is so striking that any person might be excused for thinking they were all written by the same person. The reason of the strange likeness is evidently that they all derive their information from the same sour
The Daily Dispatch: June 15, 1864., [Electronic resource], The Department of Richmond. (search)
ey's ford. Sunday, May 8.--Enemy swung round. Lee morning on their right flank Fight at Spotsylvania ll; the 5th army corps and two divisions of cavalry against Gen R H. Anderson. Enemy repulseg. Early drove back the enemy at evening. Grant entrenched on the Brooks Road, not far from Spotsylvania C H. Enemy made a raid on Ashland, whence they were repulsed on the 11th by Stuart and Fitz Lnemy still moving to our right. Cavalry advance on Cheney State on Feint on our left wing at Spotsylvania C H. Cannonading on our right wing. Thursday, May, 19.--Many arms collected by us on the 3 P M. Hancock, 21 corps and Burnside, 9th corps, encountered on west and north of road from Spotsylvania C H. to Fredericksburg. The engagement indecisive. Friday, May 20--No fighting Grant strday, May 21.--Grant occupies Milford Station and Bowling Green. His breastworks in front of Spotsylvania a abandoned. Sunday, May 22.--Our troops moving all day in a parallel line to Grant's.