Identifier: bluegrayorcivilw00whit (find matches)
Title: The blue and the gray, or, The Civil War as seen by a boy : a story of patriotism and adventure in our war for the Union
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: White, Annie Randall
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Contributing Library: State Library of North Carolina, Government & Heritage Library
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS members and Sloan Foundation

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ion from hisreal intention, which was to attack and subdue Spanish Fort,before whose walls they were arrayed on the dawn of March 27.Bombardment began early. A dense curtain of smoke hungover the fort, like a pall, and after four days of vigorous assault,their guns were silenced, and just before the midnight hour, theworks were carried, amid wild cheers and exultation. Great event swere taking placewhile the Westernarmy was busy.Sheridan and hiscavalry had not beenidle in the Shenan-doah Valley, and atWaynesboro Gen-eral Custer, the in-trepid, who com-manded his ThirdDivision, routed Gen-eral Early, and took3$; 1,500 prisoners, andevery gun and trainhe had. Sheridanwas not content withthis victory, but heruined the locks inthe James RiverCanal, destroyed parts of the railroad, thus cutting off supplies,and then joined General Grants army, and passed through Din-widdie Court House with his splendid body of cavalry, and at-tacking the right flank of the Confederates at Five Forks, found
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GENERAL CUSTER. FIGHTING ON OPEN GROUND. 229 no difficulty in dislodging their cavalry, when a strong force of infantry came to their rescue, who in their turn routed Sheridan most unexpectedly. At once Grant hurried the Fifth Corps forward to his assistance, but it was noon of the first of April before he could get them into position. GRANTS PLAN.

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