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Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative 342 4 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 333 11 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 292 10 Browse Search
Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders. 278 8 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 277 5 Browse Search
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 267 45 Browse Search
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 263 15 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 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 252 0 Browse Search
J. B. Jones, A Rebel War Clerk's Diary 228 36 Browse Search
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 228 22 Browse Search
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y as its declared labor-basis. It failed not because of any integral defect in the plans or combination of its leaders, or of any want of prowess in the men who sustained it, but because of the combined action against it of England and the then United States. The actors in that expedition have been termed "filibusters." It the charge be just, it may be stated in honorable extenuation, that it is shared by many of the first military characters of our age, among whom may be mentioned Gen. Jos. E. Johnston, Gen. G. W. Smith, and Gen. Mansfield Lovel, who were all eminently associated with the expedition be organised against Cuba, under the immortal Quitman, in 1854. The defence and destruction of Granada form the most brilliant episode of the war in Nicaragua, and furnish the most splendid proof on record of the invincible prowess and terrible audacity of the American volunteer in battle, when properly led. For nineteen days did Henningsen, in Granada, with less than 300 men, resist t
Gen. Jo ton's -- The Petersburg Express learns from a gentleman who left the army at 10 o'clock Tuesday forenoon, that General Johnston's Vanguard was only one mile this side of New Kent Court House. -- Gen. McClellan's advanced forces were at the Court-House, but the impression seemed to prevail that he was retiring. New Kent Court-House is 28 miles from Richmond, and were, McClellan defeated at that point the greater portion of his forces would be compelled to retreat in the direction omile this side of New Kent Court House. -- Gen. McClellan's advanced forces were at the Court-House, but the impression seemed to prevail that he was retiring. New Kent Court-House is 28 miles from Richmond, and were, McClellan defeated at that point the greater portion of his forces would be compelled to retreat in the direction of York town, before reaching which they would be captured or cut to please. It was thought not improbable that Gen. Johnston would under the young Naplson battle.
cause it affords them the readiest chance of putting their respective worthless carcasses beyond the contingency of immediate danger. That class of humanity who display cupidity in a desire to get rid of a currency whose integrity may be affected by rapidly recurring events, and get in its stead passable money, can be seen daily in crowds hovering around the office of the City Chamber lain like so many vultures or birds of evolvement, asking for small notes which they do not need, but strive to get that they may be on the safe side. Those who have blamed Gen. Johnston for his various masterly manæuvres in the shape of retreats, falling backs, &c., have imitated that well known General and betaken themselves to places of supposed safety long ago. As the sound of the enemy's guns thunder with increased distinctness on our tympanums, the character of a portion of our population is more plainly developed. Human nature in some of its attitudes it too despicable for calm contemplation.