The American conflict : a history of the great rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'64 : it's causes, incidents, and results, intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases, with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery, from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union . )roac]iing it, nowon one side, then on the other, Leedecided that he could not prevent itsNov. 17. * Nov. 21. ° Nov. 28. Dec. 6. BURNSIDE BEFORE FREDERICKSBURG. 343. FBEDERICKSBUBQ. passage at points where the river wasfully commanded from its bluffs onthe north, while a con
The American conflict : a history of the great rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'64 : it's causes, incidents, and results, intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases, with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery, from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union . )roac]iing it, nowon one side, then on the other, Leedecided that he could not prevent itsNov. 17. * Nov. 21. ° Nov. 28. Dec. 6. BURNSIDE BEFORE FREDERICKSBURG. 343. FBEDERICKSBUBQ. passage at points where the river wasfully commanded from its bluffs onthe north, while a considerable inter-vale adjoined it on the south; butthe tenacity with which Fredericks-burg was held by sharp-shooters com-pelled Burnside to dislodge them bybombardment from the Falmouthbluffs, whereby considerable damage ) was done to the buildings, thoughless than might naturally have beenexpected. What with firing on itfrom either side, however, and theoften wanton devastations of our sol-diers, it was ultimately reduced to astate of general dilapidation. Our army being at length in posi-tion along the north bank, Burnside zu THE AMERICAN CONFLICT. commenced tiirowing over pontoonsto Fredericksburg; also at a pointnearly two miles below. The Engi-neer corps had laid the upper pon-toon two-thirds of the way, when day-light exposed them to the fire of theenemys sharp-shooters, which drovethem ofi; and the work was comple-ted by the Tth Michigan, who had 5killed and 16 wounded,
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