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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. 95 95 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 67 57 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 47 23 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 46 14 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Index (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 27 23 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 26 16 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 7: Prisons and Hospitals. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 16 8 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore) 16 2 Browse Search
Jubal Anderson Early, Ruth Hairston Early, Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early , C. S. A. 16 0 Browse Search
The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure) 14 0 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: October 25, 1861., [Electronic resource], Wealth, pauperism, and crime in the North (search)
otected by an entrenched camp, are invincible to the assaults of the enemy. I am firmly of opinion that, taken in connection with a small marine battery, these works form a perfect obstruction to vessels going up or down the Potomac. The Potomac river. From Triplet's hill a magnificent view of the country can be obtained. Looking towards Washington we see the river curving around a bold point on the Maryland side, just off which three Federal war steamers are swaying in the wind, watclished, in a pamphlet form, at the Quadrant, 202 Water street, Beekman-ship, and delivered gratis to all purchasers of this work. "June, 1812. Edmund M. Blunt" In the directions from New Point Comfort up the Potomac, he says: "Potomac river separates Virginia from Maryland; its entrance is formed by Smith's Point on the south side, and Point Lookout on the north side; the distance between these two points is about three and one half leagues. On Smith's Point is a light-house.
The Daily Dispatch: October 25, 1861., [Electronic resource], Wealth, pauperism, and crime in the North (search)
Latest from Washington. We make up the subjoined summary of news from the Washington Star, of Friday evening last: The enemy retiring from the lower Potomac. Alexandria, Va., Oct. 18, 1 P. M. --From information derived from country people near here, it is believed to-day that yesterday afternoon and last night all the Secession troops posted between Alexandria and Fairfax Court-House, at Annandale and on the Ravenswood estate, were drawn in to somewhere back of Fairfax. Changing their force in front of us. Yesterday, thorough scouting in front of our lines over the river developed the fact that Beauregard has withdrawn all his camps as far back as Fairfax Court-House, which is now his extreme front. That is to say, those that were not long since at Vienna and Flint Hill. Gen. Wadsworth, in the evening, escorted by a company of cavalry and one of infantry, after receiving the reports of his scouts, proceeded to within a mile of Fairfax Court-House. Fro