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Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 75 11 Browse Search
Henry Morton Stanley, Dorothy Stanley, The Autobiography of Sir Henry Morton Stanley 67 5 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 49 1 Browse Search
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant 34 2 Browse Search
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. 27 9 Browse Search
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 26 2 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 24 2 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: April 23, 1862., [Electronic resource] 22 2 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 31. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 18 0 Browse Search
H. Wager Halleck , A. M. , Lieut. of Engineers, U. S. Army ., Elements of Military Art and Science; or, Course of Instruction in Strategy, Fortification, Tactis of Battles &c., Embracing the Duties of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery and Engineers. Adapted to the Use of Volunteers and Militia. 18 0 Browse Search
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Movements of the enemy. Chattanooga, Aug. 23. --The enemy, at Battle Creek, Thursday night, made a demonstration as if they proposed to advance on Jasper's; but last night, it is supposed, they evacuated Battle Creek, and are retreating or reinforcing Nelson at McMinnville.
e for Canada, or some other portion of the globe where drafting is not at present a needful regulation. But unfortunately for these would be excursionists, the vigilant eye of the newly constituted Provost Marshal was upon them — Learning that there would probably be a stampede at night, by the Michigan Central and Michigan Southern Railroads, Capt. Bradley took the precaution to have a posse of his men stationed at each depot, a short time before the departure of the evening train. Capt. Nelson, of the first precinct polices, was stationed with a posse of the police at the Michigan Central Depot, while Sergeant Beade had an inferior force at the Michigan Southern Depot. At eight o'clock both trains were entered and a rigid scrutiny was had of all outgoing passengers. This resulted in the street of thirty men, who had tickets to Detroit, and who were at once taken in custody and marched under guard to the Central police station for further examination. A few of those arrested,