. The history of the Civil War in the United States: its cause, origin, progress and conclusion . y the Omfederates was about twelve loss of the enemy in killed and wounded was four hundred, of whommore than a hundred were slain. Two regiments of Indians were engagedin the battle on the side of the enemy, and the contest was unusuallyfierce and sanguinary. This misfortune was not due to any cowardiceor carelessness on the part of Colonel Coburn ; but to the immensesuperiority of numbers possessed by the Confederates, and to the ordersof his superior officer. General Gilbert, by wh
. The history of the Civil War in the United States: its cause, origin, progress and conclusion . y the Omfederates was about twelve loss of the enemy in killed and wounded was four hundred, of whommore than a hundred were slain. Two regiments of Indians were engagedin the battle on the side of the enemy, and the contest was unusuallyfierce and sanguinary. This misfortune was not due to any cowardiceor carelessness on the part of Colonel Coburn ; but to the immensesuperiority of numbers possessed by the Confederates, and to the ordersof his superior officer. General Gilbert, by which means he and hismen were placed in an exposed and isolated position. Colonel Coburnconducted the battle with great skill and fortitude, and his troops foughtwith superior heroism and gallantry. All the artillery, the entirecavalry force, sixty of the wounded, and two hundred and fifty men,succeeded in making their escape. This engagement, though it en-tailed a numerical loss upon the Union forces, did not inflict any stigmaupon the valor of the Federal officers and soldiers engaged in
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