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Title: The great Civil War : a history of the late rebellion, with biographical sketches of leading statesmen also distinguished naval and military commanders, etc.
Year: 1862 (1860s)
Authors: Tomes, Robert, 1817-1882 Smith, Benjamin G
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Publisher: New York : Virtue and Yorston
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
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amost inveterate advocate of slavery.The whole force of the enemy, includingthese savages, has been estimated ashigh as 35,000, while that of the Union-ists was not more than 8,000. General Van Dorn* is entitled to thecredit of superior strategy, in havingso successfully turned the Union armyand interposed his whole force betweenit and the boundary of Missouri. Bythis well-conducted movement, Curtiswas inclosed in a most dangerous posi-tion, from which he was only rescued bythe skilful artillery tactics of GeneralSigel and the stubborn courage of ourbrave soldiers. The Government, how-ever, with somewhat of haste, honoredthe Commander-in-chief with a major-generalship. The same reward wasbestowed upon Sigel—a fair tribute toa skilful commander who had added tohis other noble deeds that of rescuingthe whole army of Missouri from dis-grace or total destruction. General Van Dom is said to have exhausted his am-munition, and been obliged to resort to stones for thewant of cannon-balls.
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^ lJM^c^^ GENERAL BURNSIDE. 59 CHAPTER VII. Tlie third great Naval and Military Expedition,—Rendezvous at Fortress Monroe.—Composition of the Expedition.—Commander-in-chief.—General Burnside.—Birth and education.—Military career.—A memorable feat.—Resigns inthe army,—A gun-manufacturer.—Unsuccessful business.—Cheated by Floyd.—The Burnside Eifle.—HeavyLosses.—On the Illinois Central Railroad.—Intimacy with General McClellan.—Residence in New Tork.—Invitedto Rhode Island.—In command of the Fii-st Rhode Island Regiment.—In Washington.—His energy in discipline.—At the Battle of Bull Run.—Opposed to that Battle.—A Brigadier-General —A Major-General.—Personal appear-ance and character.—Life of Goldsborough.—Naval career.—Long service.—Commander-in-chief of the Fleet.—Departure of the Expedition.—Arrival at Hatteras. —The trials and misfortunes of the Voyage.—Delay.—The firstmovement.—Roanoke Island.—Description.—The

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