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Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories	238	0	Browse	Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.)	74	0	Browse	Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore)	70	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	70	8	Browse	Search
Elias Nason, McClellan's Own Story: the war for the union, the soldiers who fought it, the civilians who directed it, and his relations to them.	53	1	Browse	Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2.	48	0	Browse	Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died.	44	44	Browse	Search
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative	36	0	Browse	Search
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 18. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 2 (search)

try-seat situated in the county of Henrico, some fourteen miles below Richmond, known during and since colonial time as Malvern Hill. The Confederate army, under General Robert E. Lee, flushed with a succession of victories during the preceding six days, was pushing forward, and the Federal army, strongly posted, had determined to make a stand. General Lee thus describes the position: Early on July 1 Jackson reached the battle-field of the previous day, having succeeded in crossing White Oak Swamp, where he captured a part of the enemy's artillery and a number of prisoners. He was directed to continue the pursuit down the Willis Church road, and soon found the enemy occupying a high range, extending obliquely across the road, in front of Malvern Hill. On this position of great natural strength he had concentrated his powerful artillery, supported by masses of infantry, partially protected by earthworks. His left rested near Crew's house and his right near Binford's. Immediatel

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