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Title: The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Leslie, Frank, 1821-1880 Mottelay, Paul Fleury, b. 1841, ed Campbell-Copeland, T. (Thomas), ed Beath, Robert B. (Robert Burns), 1839-1914 Vandervoort, Paul. History of the Grand Army of the Republic Avery, I. W. (Isaac Wheeler), 1837-1897. History of the Confederate Veterans' Association Davis, A. P. History of the Sons of Veterans Merrill, Frank P. History of the Sons of Veterans
Subjects: United States. Army United States. Navy Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Navy Grand Army of the Republic United Confederate Veterans Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Publisher: New York Atlanta : Stanley Bradley Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: State of Indiana through the Indiana State Library

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of j^tanta Johnston s armj was arranged into thrLo infantrycorps, numbering about 50,000 men, under GonoralsHardee, Hood and Polk, and a cavalry corps ofnbont 10,000 men, led by General Wheeler. Againstthcso forcos Sherman hud opposing Johnston atotal of about 98,000 men. Rliermans preparations for tho advance worenot completed until late on Friday, the Cth of May, Mat 189L * ^^^ *** following day ThoDiaBadvanced tho Fourth, Fourteenth,and TTrentioth Corps into Dogwood Valley at andabout Trickum, whiio McPhorson moved towardShips Gap and Villunow, and Schofield marchedtho Twenty-third Corps in tho direction of Leesaud Catoosa Springs, After meoliuff somo opposition in front of Buk^Hards Roost G.ip. whero Xewtonfl and Gearysdivisions had a skirmish with the Confederates,Thomas occiipiod Tunnel Hill on the 7th, McPher-son renchinsr the Snake Creek Gap fn the 8th,while Schofield took a position on the Dalton Roadjust south of Red Clay. ATcF^Anoa advaucea us THE SOLDIER IN OUR CIVIL JVAR
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THE SOLDIER IN OUK CIVIL WAR. ^3 tJio ilth through tlio anako Creek Gap, and with ground, aud by reason ot the dens.^ ivooda. and aion, which moved nlono to Rome, whore, withontKilpatricka cavalry suddenly came upon the Rosacu whcra Geuoml Hookera force had been shifted, miicli opposition, it sin^ceeded in taking possessiolearthworks lute in tbo afUimoon; hut he found the while the troojis under Howard. Schoficid and of seveml heavy guns, .iiid lii capturing as wol! ii ,,laoe 80 strongly fortified, and so well guarded byCantys brigade, that it would hiivo been unwiaa tofiak un attack with his then small force, and hotherefore returned to a strong position at the south-ern end of the Oaji, There was almost continncd skirmishing hotweentlio opposing armies until the night of the llth.whan orders were iMiiciI for a genenil advance at and ablydaybreak the fnllowing morning. With the escep- so impcti had taken position upon the Fe<icral right, destroying much valuable property, the whol

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