. Slavery and four years of war : a political history of slavery in the United States, together with a narrative of the campaigns and battles of the Civil War in which the author took part, 1861-1865 . O k. Advance on Washington loi No report of the Confederate loss has been found, but fromthe strong Union position, the character of the Confederateattacks, and the number of wounded (400) left in hospital, itmust have largely exceeded that of the loyal army. Earlysays in his report, written immediately after the battle, thathis loss was between 600 and 700. On the morning of the loth, Early mar
. Slavery and four years of war : a political history of slavery in the United States, together with a narrative of the campaigns and battles of the Civil War in which the author took part, 1861-1865 . O k. Advance on Washington loi No report of the Confederate loss has been found, but fromthe strong Union position, the character of the Confederateattacks, and the number of wounded (400) left in hospital, itmust have largely exceeded that of the loyal army. Earlysays in his report, written immediately after the battle, thathis loss was between 600 and 700. On the morning of the loth, Early marched via Rockvilletowards Washington, and arrived in front of the fortificationson the Seventh Street pike late the next day. He met noresistance on the way. Wallace, with Ricketts, had retiredtowards Baltimore. Great consternation reigned at the Capi-tal, and the volunteer militia of the District of Columbia werecalled out. The defences were, however, feebly manned. The First andSecond Divisions of the Sixth Corps embarked at City Point onthe loth, and a portion of the Second reached Fort Stevenson the nth, about the time Early reached its front, and theFirst Division, with the remainder of th
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