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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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fto an enfilading firo from the nriil-lery, which seemed to carry all beforeit. Both of tho Confederate flankfwcrc soon enveloped, and a cIiiiijjiwith the bayonet was ordered. Position after position was taken,the Twelfth Uireouri and tho Thirty-sixth Illinois Regiments especiallydistinguishing them solves, and within(wo hours the Confederates wero inflight along the v, hole line. A*onHorns army faking a southern direc-tion, while Prices n:ade iff way to-wurd Keitsvillo, followed closely bvSigola forces. The Federal loss in killed, woundedand missing was 1,384, of which 1,020belonged to Daviss Mid Carrs divi-sions. Tho Confederates lost 2,000in killed, wonuded and prisoners. Among the missing Federals wasLieutenant-colonel F. J, Hermit, whocommanded tho Ninth Iowa whileits Colonel, William Vaiidiver, headedolio of Carrs brigades. During thosecond days fight, while leading acharge, bis horso was shot under himliv a. cannon-ball, which at tho earna ^>~-J THE SOLDIER IN OUR CIVIL WAR.
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UNITED STATES TKAHSPOHT \V. B. TEUUY PUSHINO HER WAY THROtTOH THE SWASHS AT ISLA.1D iNJ. 10TU THE ASSISTANCE OP GENERAL POPE AT NEW MAIHflh HE SOLDIER IN OUR CIVIL. »*: *53 ottiu iirofce odo of nis ankles. He remained, never-theless, nt the front, and while iu the net of cheer-ing his met), suddenly found himself attacked byn large Confederate force by which he was made aprisoner. FRANZ SIGEL. Bom si Bmhdm, in Bnnirin. November 18th, 1B34; received hia education at (be military school of Carlaruho; entered the army of the. Grand Duke of Baden, in which hi*promotion was so rapid, tlmt In 1847 he had attained thomukof chief adjuiant; resigned from the army, nod took pari inice revolutionary movement of 1848, being Boon uppoinlcd toIhc chief command of one of Urn aniues of the Liberals, andtecoraing Minister of War on the 1st of Juno of the last-named year. He took iiart in Itiu unsuccessful campaign•gainst the Prussians, and greatly distinguished himself inmany engugoments, having, i

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