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Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 260 6 Browse Search
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States. 124 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2. 104 0 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1. 82 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore) 78 0 Browse Search
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862., Part II: Correspondence, Orders, and Returns. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 75 1 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 72 50 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore) 70 4 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore) 70 0 Browse Search
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 69 7 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: November 19, 1861., [Electronic resource], Wanted. (search)
driven clear under the river having got out of cartridges. For several hours General Pillow held the enemy in check with two thousand men, the enemy having seven thousand , four hundred and fifty cavalry and I don't recollect their artillery. Pillow acted with great bravery. So did Polk and Cheatham, but they were not in the fight for several hours after Pillow. Pillows escape to . Every one of his staff officers had his horse shot under him. One of them had two shot under him. One of his aids was shot through the hip, and his horse was riddled with balls. Pillow wore a splendid uniform, very conspicuous, and role the handsomest grey mare in the army. As we watched the fighting from the bluff and saw our men advance and retreat, waver and fall back, and then saw the Arkansas troops, tents on fire, and the stars and stripes advancing towards the river, and some of our men crowded down to the very water's edge, I tell you my feelings were indescribable. The scene was grand, but
The Daily Dispatch: November 19, 1861., [Electronic resource], A circular Joke. (search)
A circular Joke. --On a recent occasion Capt. Lynch, who is at Fort Pillow, exclaimed to an Irishman who was lifting a stick of timber rather slowly--'Up with it man, why, I could swallow it." The Irishman replied, "Well, capp'n, you could, but if you haven't a circular saw in your I on it wouldn't pass."