. Field, fort and fleet; being a series of brilliant and authentic sketches of the most notable battles of the late civil war . eans a rout, as astrong rear-guard prevented anytbing like aggressive pursuit. Tenmiles away be baited and sent back a flag of truce and receivedperTnission to bury bis dead, after wbicb be marcbed away to leaveCurtis in full possession of tbat section of country. Counting numbers and tlie average ebances of war, Van Dornsliould bavewon tbat battle before nigbt of tbe first day. Leavingout liis force of Indian allies, Confederates never fougbt witb moredetermination t
. Field, fort and fleet; being a series of brilliant and authentic sketches of the most notable battles of the late civil war . eans a rout, as astrong rear-guard prevented anytbing like aggressive pursuit. Tenmiles away be baited and sent back a flag of truce and receivedperTnission to bury bis dead, after wbicb be marcbed away to leaveCurtis in full possession of tbat section of country. Counting numbers and tlie average ebances of war, Van Dornsliould bavewon tbat battle before nigbt of tbe first day. Leavingout liis force of Indian allies, Confederates never fougbt witb moredetermination tban on that field, and it was from no want of cour-age tbat tbey met defeat wbere victory seemed waiting. VanDorns subordinates were out-maneuvered, and be himself made amistake in attacking tbe Federals in that position. It was a placeoffering a small army a chance to escape destruction, and it washeld witb such bravery as to stamp every man a hero. The losseswere about equal—fourteen hundred killed and wounded, but tbeentire Federal force in the west felt the enthusiasm of tbe hour andwere to go to tbe i«>:- jr***f\>. i)orktoliin anit ^IfDouif.
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