R.E. Lee: A Biography, Volume 2C. Scribner's Sons, 1935 - Biography & Autobiography |
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Page 144
... woods on the horizon . There was no sign of a Federal line of battle to the east , but there was firing from the south and south- east . Bullets began to fall about Lee . His staff officers suggested that he retire out of range ...
... woods on the horizon . There was no sign of a Federal line of battle to the east , but there was firing from the south and south- east . Bullets began to fall about Lee . His staff officers suggested that he retire out of range ...
Page 187
... woods , down to a little stream with a dense growth of trees along it , then through another wood , thin on the left of the road and heavy on the right . Here the brigade emerged into open ground and came under rifle fire . In the field ...
... woods , down to a little stream with a dense growth of trees along it , then through another wood , thin on the left of the road and heavy on the right . Here the brigade emerged into open ground and came under rifle fire . In the field ...
Page 190
... woods , protected the flank of the other regiments as best it could and turned one of Randol's guns against the Federal position in the woods to the left . " The 40th had drifted off in that direction and soon faced a fiery attack ...
... woods , protected the flank of the other regiments as best it could and turned one of Randol's guns against the Federal position in the woods to the left . " The 40th had drifted off in that direction and soon faced a fiery attack ...
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A. P. Hill advance Anderson Army of Northern arrived artillery attack Banks batteries battle Beaver Dam Creek Boonsboro Borcke Bridge brigade Burnside campaign Carolina cavalry Chancellorsville Chickahominy cited hereafter Cold Harbor Colonel column command Confederate corps cross D. H. Hill Dabney Davis division enemy enemy's Ewell Federal field fire Fitz Lee flank force Ford Fredericksburg front Gordonsville ground guns Harpers Ferry headquarters Hill's Hood Huger ibid infantry Jackson James Johnston June Lee rode Lee's Dispatches Longstreet Magruder Malvern Hill Manassas manœuvre Maryland McClellan McLaws Mechanicsville miles morning move movement night Northern Virginia offensive officers orders Pope Pope's position Potomac President R. E. Lee railroad Rapidan Rappahannock rear regiments reinforcements retreat Richmond ridge river sent Sharpsburg Shenandoah Valley side soldiers soon staff Stuart Taylor troops Valley Virginia Central Railroad Warrenton White Oak Swamp Willis Church woods wounded