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Title: Soldiers' and citizens' album of biographical record, containing personal sketches of army men and citizens prominent in loyalty of the Union; also a chronological and statistical history of the civil war, and a history of the Grand army of the republic, with portraits of soldiers and prominent citizens
Year: 1888 (1880s)
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Publisher: Chicago, Grand Army Pub.
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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. Two miles would bring her within French waters but the attempt was too late. She became disabled, the Kearsarge taking a raking position and firing across her bows and Semmes run up the white flag. A small boat containing an officer came alongside the Kearsarge and stated that she surrendered and was fast sinking. The boats of the conqueror were lowered to save the enemy's men from drowning, and Captain Winslow requested the commander of the Deerhound, which approached,to aid in the rescue. The men and officers of the Alabama took to the water and forty, including Semmes, were picked up by the Deerhound, which steamed for Cherbourg and her passengers escaped capture through the clemency of Winslow. The latter took 70 prisoners and had the satisfaction and honor of ridding the earth of a rebel privateer which had been the terror of the American shipping lor a long period. The loss in killed and wounded on the Kearsarge was three; that of the Alabama included nine killed and 21 wounded.
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General Winfield Scott Hancock. A HISTORY OB^ THE CIVIL WAR. 105 June 20.—The fighting in front of Petersburg, Va., was continued without accomplishing determinate results. From the 18th, when the siege proper began, to the 20th, the loss of the Federal forces before the city amounted toll 2 killed and 506 wounded, Generals Chamberlain and Egan being among the latter. The number of missing was 800 in round numbers. General Abercrombie of the Army of the Potomac was attacked by a portion of the force of General Wade Hampton and the affair was terminated by the arrival of General Sheridan, ihe attacks were made in the vicinity of Whitehouse and continued until the 24th.—At Liberty, Va., the 2nd Division of cavalry, Army of W. Va., were engaged.—At Powder Spring, Ga., the cavalry of the Army of the Cumberland fought one of the engagements mentioned inthe account of the march of Sherman above.——At Lattamores Mills, Ga., the cavalry mentioned had another encounter in the sa

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