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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 148 0 Browse Search
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade) 100 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 4. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 92 0 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 92 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 5. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 62 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 60 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 56 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore) 54 0 Browse Search
The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure) 40 0 Browse Search
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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 2: Lee's invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania. (search)
wooded eminence. Two miles southwest of Cemetery Hill is a rocky peak, called Round Top, and nea the army on the series of ridges of which Cemetery Hill formed the apex of a redan, and Oliver Otown road, a short distance in the rear of Cemetery Hill. Only the corps of Sykes and Sedgwick wer two sides of a triangle, with its apex at Cemetery Hill, near the town, its shorter line bending be irregular Ridge from Zeigler's Grove, on Cemetery Hill, to Round Top, the latter forming the extrom their left, so as to confront Howard on Cemetery Hill; and Ewell's, forming the left wing, occupastened to his assistance from the rear of Cemetery Hill. These, with Humphreys's shattered regimers, were ordered to storm the batteries on Cemetery Hill, and attempt to break the National center.all night in arranging the great guns from Cemetery Hill to little Round Top, where it was evident s Virginians, led the van in a charge upon Cemetery Hill, supported on his right by Wilcox's brigad[15 more...]
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 5: the Chattanooga campaign.--movements of Sherman's and Burnside's forces. (search)
aled train of one hundred and sixteen pontoon boats, wherewith to construct a bridge for passing over; and on the afternoon of the 23d, when Thomas moved out, they were at the crossing point. When Thomas moved, the heavy guns of Fort Wood, at Chattanooga, were playing upon the Missionaries' Ridge and Orchard Knob, In the picture, on the next page, of that portion of the Missionaries' Ridge that was the chief theater of war, Orchard Knob is the eminence on the left of the figures on Cemetery Hill, rising above the rolling plain to about half the height of the ridge. That ridge is made up of a series of connected knobs, with depressions, the most considerable of which is Rossville Gap. the latter a much lower hill considerably in front of the former. The column moved in close and admirable order, the division of General T. J. Wood, of Granger's (Fourth) corps, leading, on the left, and advancing almost to Citico Creek, and Sheridan's on the right. Palmer, of the Fourteenth Corp
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 13: invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania-operations before Petersburg and in the Shenandoah Valley. (search)
rant had been waiting for was now offered. The lines before him were weakened, and Early was yet in the Shenandoah Valley; so he arranged for an explosion of the mine on the morning of the 30th, and a co-operating assault upon the Confederate works in front of Burnside's corps, where, within one hundred and fifty yards of his lies, a strong six gun fort projected beyond the average of the front of his adversary. This was the doomed fortification. About four hundred yards behind it was Cemetery Hill, crowned by a battery, which commanded Petersburg and the most important of the Confederate works. It was believed that if that crest could be seized and held by the Nationals, the city must quickly fall, with heavy loss to its defenders. This crest was, therefore, the chief objective in the impending assault. Every thing was in readiness on the night of the 29th of July. The explosion was to be followed by an immediate opening of the great guns all along the front, and by an assau
, at Seven Pines, 2.408. Cass, Gen., Lewis, letter of Gen. Wool to, 1.76; his resignation as Secretary of State, 1.77; the re-enforcement of Charleston forts urged by, 1.127; how he regarded the secession of South Carolina, 1.141. Castle Pinckney, description of, 1.117. Catawba River, railway bridge over destroyed by Major Moderwell, 3.505. Cedar Creek, battle of, 3.369. Cedar Mountain, battle of, 2.449. Cemetery at Chattanooga, visit of the author to in 1866, 3.178. Cemetery Hill, Gettysburg, battles at, 3.69, 71. Centreville, McDowell's advance on, 1.587. Chambersburg, incursion of Stuart to, 2.484; Jenkins and Ewell at, 3.53; burnt by Confederates under McCausland, 3.349. Champion Hill, battle of, 2.610. Chancellorsville, Gen. Hooker at, 3.24; battle of, 3.25-3.39; visit of author to battle-ground of, 3.311. Chantilly, battle of, 2.461. Charleston, Democratic convention at in 1860, 1.18; excitement in at the election of Lincoln, 1.49; 1860 As