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Lee's sharpshooters.
In early 1864, Robert E. Lee began experimenting with tactical innovations for the upcoming spring campaign. To this end, he ordered the organization of sharpshooter battalions.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Scituate, Mass. :
Digital Scanning,
2001.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- PREFACE.
- INTRODUCTION.
- TABLE OF CONTENTS.
- CHAPTER I.
- Battalion of sharpshooters of McGowan's brigade
- Organization, equipment and drills
- CHAPTER II.
- Battle of the Wilderness
- General movements of the army
- Operations by the sharpshooters, and general results
- CHAPTER III.
- Battle of Spottsylvania court house
- First four days
- Successes of the Northern army
- sharp-shooters, etc.
- CHAPTER IV.
- Battle of Spottsylvania, continued
- Bloody angle
- Desperate fighting, and final repulse of the Federals, etc.
- CHAPTER V.
- Battle of Hanover Junction or Jericho Ford
- Race for position
- Race won by the Confederates
- Almost a bloodless victory
- Valor of the sharp-shooters
- CHAPTER VI.
- Tilt on Totopotomoy Creek at Atlee's Station, and battle of Cold Harbor
- The Unionists outgeneraled at Atlee's, and fearfully castigated at Cold Harbor
- CHAPTER VII.
- Battle of Riddle's Shops begun by the cavalry and finished by the sharpshooters
- CHAPTER VIII.
- First battles of Petersburg
- Desperate valor of Confederates under Beauregard
- Transfer of Lee's army to the scene
- The city saved.
- Siege laid, etc.
- CHAPTER IX.
- Mahone's fight and splendid success
- Sharp-shooters engaged, and Wilson and Kautz raid
- Gallant defence of Staunton river bridge by the Boy Reserves
- Return to north side
- CHAPTER X.
- Battle of Longbridge or Deep Bottom, by Kershaw, Lane and McGowan
- Both sides defeated
- Three sharpshooters by a game of bluff chase a thousand
- CHAPTER XI.
- Battle of Fussell's Mill, by Field, McGowan and Lane
- Brilliant victory
- Successful operations by sharpshooters
- CHAPTER XII.
- Springing of the mine at Fort Elliott, or Pegram battery.
- Battle of the Crater
- Intrepid valor of the Confederates, and bloody castigation of the Unionists
- CHAPTER XIII.
- Battle of Ream's Station between Hill and Han-cock
- Hancock worsted by the loss of nine pieces of artillery and two thousand prisoners
- The sharpshooters cover themselves with glory
- CHAPTER XIV.
- Incidents and demonstrations
- Sharpshooter caught asleep on the vidette post, trial and acquittal
- One sharpshooter charges one Federal in the cornfield and captures his hat
- Demonstration by sharpshooters while Hampton captures 2500 beef cattle
- CHAPTER XV.
- Battle of Jones' farm, by McGowan and Lane
- Confederate victory
- Sharpshooters' splendid behavior and large captures
- Unsuccessful attack on Fort Harrison
- Successful at Hatcher's Run
- CHAPTER XVI.
- Terrible march to Jarrett's Station through sleet and snow
- No fight
- Return to Petersburg
- Sharpshooters ordered to retire
- Dash into the Federals at night and large captures
- Christmas dinner
- CHAPTER XVII.
- Dash of the sharpshooters into the Union lines at night
- Captures, etc.
- Sharpshooters go into winter quarters
- Description of camp, etc.