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Title: Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, the true mirror of a phenomenal era, a volume of original, entertaining and instructive historic and descriptive writings, showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress ..
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Boyd, James Penny, 1836-1910
Subjects: Progress Inventions
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa., A. J. Holman & Co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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that has not given its man to the world or shaped thedestiny of some other. Crossing the Rapidan, Grant encountered the Confederates, and the fight-ing, on the 5th, 6th, and 7th, of the battles of the Wilderness, was terrific,but the result undecisive. At Spottsylvania he fought from the 8th to the18th with fearful loss. June 1, he was repulsed at Cold Harbor, and againon the 3d, and fighting, more or less desultory, continued in that vicinityuntil the 12th. Since the opening of the campaign, the Union army had lostsixty thousand men; the Confederate thirty thousand. Grant moved onPetersburg and began the siege which lasted from June until the next April.The western part of Virginia had seceded from the eastern portion, and,June 20, was admitted into the United States. To divert Grant, and, if possible, to raise the siege of Petersburg, in JulyrLee sent General Early to threaten Washington and Baltimore, which heaccomplished without, however, affecting Grants position. Returning laden
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UENEKAL ULYSSES S. (jRANT. 388 TRIUMPHS AND WONDERS OF THE XIX™ CENTURY with spoils, Early turned, and driving back the Federal troops invadedPennsylvania, burning Chambersburg, and came back again bringing vastquantities of supplies. Sheridan was sent to dispose of Early and to ravagethe valley. At Winchester, he met and defeated Early in a very severe fighton October 20, almost destroying the force under that generals command.Sherman set out for Chattanooga on May 7, marching towards Atlanta. AtDalton he met General Johnstons army of fifty thousand men. Johnstonsmasterly retreat from Dalton to Atlanta is unrivaled in military history.He made a stand from May 25 to June 4 at Dallas, but, being outflanked,was obliged to fall back. The next stand was made at Great Kenesaw, onJune 22, when he repulsed the Federals. On the 27th, Sherman made apowerful assault, but was again repulsed with a loss of four thousand, John-stons loss being four hundred ; but, again outflanked. Johnston was f

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