Battles and Leaders of the Civil WarLarned G. Bradford, Ned Bradford First-hand testimonials from officers, soldiers, and civilians involved in America's bloodiest conflict, accompanied by black and white line drawings, etchings, and maps. Covers battles from Bull Run and Gettysburg to the surrender at Appomattox, with words from Lee, Grant, Sherman as well as lesser known participants such as medics and nurses. |
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I aimed the first gun PAGE | 3 |
Without them Lincoln would never have been inaugurated | 11 |
The South triumphant the North disappointed | 25 |
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A. P. Hill advance ammunition arrived artillery assault attack bank batteries battle bridge brigade Bull Run Burnside Captain captured cavalry Cemetery Hill Centreville Chancellorsville charge Chattanooga Colonel column command Confederate corps cover Creek crossed Culp's Hill D. H. Hill defense directed division early Emmitsburg enemy enemy's engaged eral Ewell Federal field fight fire flank force Ford Fort Monroe forward Fredericksburg Frémont front Gettysburg ground guns Harper's Ferry heavy Heintzelman Hill Hooker horses infantry intrenchments Jackson Johnston Longstreet Manassas Junction McClellan McClernand McDowell Meade miles morning move movement night o'clock occupied officers passed Porter position Potomac President railroad Rappahannock reached rear reënforcements regiments retreat Richmond ridge river road rode sent Sharpsburg Sherman ship shot side skirmishers soldiers soon train troops turnpike Union Union army valley vessels Vicksburg Virginia Warrenton Washington woods wounded yards