US Civil War
It appears strange to me that an action which all who mention it--and they are many--agree in characterizing as one of the most brilliant exploits of a war as thickset with deeds of gallantry as a rose bush with its blossoms, should not long since have had its adequate histori...
"I had barely issued the orders when the storm broke in all its fury on the 39th Iowa and 7th Illinois. Young's Brigade of Texans had gained the west end of the ridge and moved...
2. Chapter 2On the West side of the railway cut, and almost on its verge, stood the other redoubt, about 90 feet in diameter, occupying an elevation from which the ground fell in all direct...
1. Chapter 1It appears strange to me that an action which all who mention it--and they are many--agree in characterizing as one of the most brilliant exploits of a war as thickset with deed...
4. Chapter 4Sherman published his congratulatory Special Field Orders, No. 86, dated Oct. 7th, proclaiming the vital military principle that fortified points must always be defended to the...