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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
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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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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 Cemetery Hill (Pennsylvania, United States) or search for Cemetery Hill (Pennsylvania, 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 16 (search)
ering their left, with the bridges all taken up, increased the difficulty of carrying the hill by assault. One attempt to clear the enemy's rifle-pits at the foot of the hill was repulsed; and it was nearly 11 A. M., before Sedgwick had completed such dispositions as he deemed requisite to storm the heights; when, advancing resolutely, those heights were quickly carried; Gen. Howe's (2d) division forming three storming columns, under Gen. Neill and Cols. Grant and Seaver, and carrying Cemetery hill under a heavy fire of artillery, pushing thence to Marye's hill, which was likewise carried with little loss; our columns having scarcely been checked in their advance: the Rebel force (the 19th and 20th Mississippi, under Barksdale) being too light. Among the trophies of this success were 200 prisoners, some guns, camp equipage, &c. Having reformed his brigades, Sedgwick, leaving Gibbon at Fredericksburg, moved out on the Chancellorsville road on the track of Barksdale, following hi
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., Xvii. Lee's army on free soil-gettysburg. (search)
ore, fell hastily back and were rallied on Cemetery hill, just south of the village: Buford, with hriving just after Howard had taken post on Cemetery hill, and coming into position on his left. Asnd there; which was done: Hancock reaching Cemetery hill at 3 1/2 P. M., when the rear of our brokeHoward having already formed a division on Cemetery hill, Hancock ordered Wadsworth to post his, ort, now Doubleday's) corps held the face of Cemetery hill, looking toward Gettysburg and Early's divered 11th corps, holding the right face of Cemetery hill; but gained no essential advantage. Nigd Longstreet's front crossed their fire on Cemetery hill, the center and key of our position. Hereeserves, moving swiftly to the charge upon Cemetery hill, and Hancock's corps more especially, but g fire of the guns on the western slope of Cemetery hill; that exposure sealed their fate. The ad met and crushed the Rebel assailants of Cemetery hill, lie would have been reproached as rash an