Southern Quarterly Review, Volume 23Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell Wiley & Putnam, 1853 |
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... garita was now approached . It was guarded by batteries and the strong citadel , and supported by numerous infantry , all stimulated by the presence of Santa Anna . Our lead- ing troops showered their bullets - Drum plied * his guns ...
... garita was now approached . It was guarded by batteries and the strong citadel , and supported by numerous infantry , all stimulated by the presence of Santa Anna . Our lead- ing troops showered their bullets - Drum plied * his guns ...
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... garita San Cosme , which was guarded by three pieces of artillery , in enfilade of the street . By this time , Worth's second brigade ( Clarke's ) had arrived ; the storming party , the engineer company , other troops likewise , were ...
... garita San Cosme , which was guarded by three pieces of artillery , in enfilade of the street . By this time , Worth's second brigade ( Clarke's ) had arrived ; the storming party , the engineer company , other troops likewise , were ...
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... garita , and the mus- ketry from the housetops , attained the battery , pointed his piece through an embrazure , and " muzzle to muzzle with the enemy , " opened fire upon the garita ! Engineer Smith , with a number of troops , ascended ...
... garita , and the mus- ketry from the housetops , attained the battery , pointed his piece through an embrazure , and " muzzle to muzzle with the enemy , " opened fire upon the garita ! Engineer Smith , with a number of troops , ascended ...
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