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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) 76 6 Browse Search
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Browsing named entities in 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.. You can also browse the collection for Petersburg, Va. (Virginia, United States) or search for Petersburg, Va. (Virginia, United States) in all documents.

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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., chapter 25 (search)
's Station Warren advances to and over the Squirrel level road Butler assaults and carries Fort Harrison field fails to retake it Meade advances to Hatcher's Run Egan routs Heth Hancock repels th, now under Ord, and struck Sept. 29. the enemy's outpost below Chapin's farm, known as Fort Harrison, which he assaulted and took, with 15 guns, and a considerable portion of the enemy's intrenchments. He attempted to follow up his blow with the capture of Fort Gilmer, which was next in order; but was repulsed by Maj.-Gen. Field, Defenses of Richmond and Petersburg. with a loss of 300. On our side, Gen. Ord was wounded, and Brig.-Gen. Burnham killed. Fort Harrison was so important to Richmond, that Field resolved to retake it, but deferred the assault till next morning, whened. Both sides claimed a clear advantage, but neither obtained much, save in the capture of Fort Harrison; while the losses of each had been quite heavy. Butler pushed forward a strong reconnoiss
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., Xxxiv. Fall of Richmond--end of the War.—Grant-Lee — Sheridan. (search)
Beverly capture of Kelly and Crook Sheridan up the Valley Annihilates Early at Waynesboroa captures Charlottesville Fa is to Cross the James above Richmond crosses below, and reaches Grant Gordon surprises Fort Steedman is repulsed at Fort Haskell surrender of 2,000 Rebels Meade counter-assaults Grant directs a General advance by our left Griffin's fight at the White Oak road Sheridan advances to five Forks falls back to Dinwiddie C. H. Lee strikes Warren heavily is successful, ners. The guns were deserted without a struggle, and immediately turned by their captors on the adjacent works, whereof three batteries were abandoned by the Union troops and seized by the enemy. Here their triumph ended. Their assault on Fort Haskell, next to Fort Steedman on the left, was but feebly made and easily repulsed; they failed to press forward and seize the crest of the ridge behind the forts, thus cutting our army in two; the 20,000 men whom Lee had massed in their rear to supp
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., Appended notes. (search)
, Va., 608. Peach-tree Cr'k, Tenn., 631. Pea Ridge, Ark., 27. Perryville, Ky., 219. Petersburg, Va., 584. Piedmont, Va., 600. Pittsburg Landing (or Shiloh), Tenn., 58. Pleasant Hill, L Ga., 633. Fort Blunt, I. T., 449. Fort De Russy, La., 537. Fort Gibson, I. T., 454 Fort Gilmer, Va., 593. Fort Gregg, Va., 734. Fort Harrison, Va., 593. Forts Jackson and St. Philip, La., Fort Harrison, Va., 593. Forts Jackson and St. Philip, La., 89. Fort Macon, N. C., 79. Fort Pemberton, Miss., 297. Fort Rosecrans, Tenn., 683. Fort Smith, Ark., 555. Fort Steedman, Va., 728. Fort Sumter (assault), 481. (do. (bombardment), 466. Fortat Perryville, 220. Mitchellsville, Morgan's raid on, 271. Mix, Col. S. H., killed at Petersburg, Va., 585. Mobile Bay, the fight in, 641; the outer defenses of, 649; map of the defenses of,l., 10th Iowa, repulses Rebels at Iuka, 224. Perryville, Ky., battle and map of, 219. Petersburg, Va., Lee's retreat from, 739. Pettigrew, Brig.-Gen., wounded at Gettysburg, 389; killed at F