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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 769 5 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 457 3 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore) 436 0 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 431 1 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 371 1 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2. 295 5 Browse Search
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1 277 3 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 2: Two Years of Grim War. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 234 4 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 203 1 Browse Search
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William W. Bennett, A narrative of the great revival which prevailed in the Southern armies during the late Civil War, Chapter 16: spring of 1863. (search)
e of an on to Richmond, in refilling its thinned ranks and mapping out a new route to the coveted city. General Burnside, who had not conciliated his government by the rose-colored dispatch given in the last chapter, was set aside, and General Joseph Hooker placed in command of the Northern army. Our forces occupied the town of Fredericksburg, and extended their lines for some miles above and below. The fighting in the early part of the season was confined to cavalry skirmishes near the di-playing is fast playing out, swearing is not heard so much as formerly, and attendance on preaching increases. May God bless the army. On the main line of defence on the Rappahannock, General Lee lay with the main body of his army watching the movements of the vast array of Federals marshalled on the opposite side of that river, under command of General Hooker. The Federals had found the fords of Fredericksburg too bloody; they were now maneuvering for the fatal field of Chancellorsville.
William W. Bennett, A narrative of the great revival which prevailed in the Southern armies during the late Civil War, Chapter 18: spring of 1863. (search)
ons had reached two hundred, and when the heavy columns of Hooker began their movements the revival was spreading in greatesnd the revival went on with power. The movements of General Hooker were made with the hope of deceiving General Lee, but Lee repelled the attack on his left wing. Afterwards, General Hooker made pretence of withdrawing his forces below the town river. On returning again to the left, he found that General Hooker had abandoned his entrenchments and re-crossed the rivhe troops in position on the morning of the 6th, to attack Hooker's army, I ascertained he had abandoned his fortified positone of his rapid flank movements he had gained the rear of Hooker's army, impetuously assaulted his strong positions, driven Manassas. In reply to a question as to the wisdom of General Hooker's plan of battle, he said: It was, in the main, a goodleep was disturbed by dreams. He was told on Tuesday that Hooker was entrenched near Chancellorsville. He exclaimed: That