. The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife . im sm imining across the river. The Confederates ■■^ J1 y^ | :l ■ ; ]i-t many v-iimh-il. am] about Km killnl, (lie;„ river. hl latter including Colonel E. R. Burt, of tho Eight- couth Mississippi Regiment. Although General Stonehad not been made nwaro oftho disadvantages under whichColonel Baker was laboring,he had
. The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife . im sm imining across the river. The Confederates ■■^ J1 y^ | :l ■ ; ]i-t many v-iimh-il. am] about Km killnl, (lie;„ river. hl latter including Colonel E. R. Burt, of tho Eight- couth Mississippi Regiment. Although General Stonehad not been made nwaro oftho disadvantages under whichColonel Baker was laboring,he had become anxious at thoapparent fierceness and thoduration of tho conflict ontho other side of tho rivr,and, ignorant still of McCailsposition, ho had telegraphedGeneral Banks for a brigadeto bo immediately sent was finally on tho pointof ordering Gorman ahead,when news of Bakers deathreached him. Stono at oncocrossed the river, followed by2,500 of Gormans brigade,but was soon met by somofugitives, who reported thoConfederates as advancing ingreat force, Nothing was then to bedone hut to insure tho safetyof Gormans men, and to holdHarrisons Island, pendingtho expected last of Gormans forcereached Edwardss Ferry earlyon the morning of the K2d,. arrived and took chief com- r tho battle of Bolls Bluff, the House of Repre- res, yielding to the great ■•lamor that naturally arose n conseqnci c it the senons disaster to the Fed- era! ai ■ma, suggest* id an in- quiry, wbiob wu wUmacterilj
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