Pennsylvania at Chickamauga and Chattanooga: Ceremonies at the Dedication of the Monuments Erected by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Mark the Positions of the Pennsylvania Commands Engaged in the BattlesW. S. Ray, state printer, 1897 - 499 pages |
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... enemy came , cutting off the right of our line , driving it from the field , leaving the left alone in line . It was then that the invincible Thomas massed the troops of the left on the now historic " Horse Shoe Ridge , " and with re ...
... enemy came , cutting off the right of our line , driving it from the field , leaving the left alone in line . It was then that the invincible Thomas massed the troops of the left on the now historic " Horse Shoe Ridge , " and with re ...
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... enemy before them inch by inch from his well chosen line of defense . And away up in those dark , overhanging and frowning rocks constituting the " Lookout " of the monster mountain we have imbedded in them , bronze tablets as monuments ...
... enemy before them inch by inch from his well chosen line of defense . And away up in those dark , overhanging and frowning rocks constituting the " Lookout " of the monster mountain we have imbedded in them , bronze tablets as monuments ...
Page 69
... enemy had destroyed the bridge over the Shenandoah as he retreated , and the pursuit was delayed till the pontoon ... enemy's cavalry retiring nearly a mile and taking position on a hill . At noon on the following day the bridge was ...
... enemy had destroyed the bridge over the Shenandoah as he retreated , and the pursuit was delayed till the pontoon ... enemy's cavalry retiring nearly a mile and taking position on a hill . At noon on the following day the bridge was ...
Page 70
... enemy . Ad- vancing some distance through a wood , to a hill where a battery was be- ing posted , the regiment was ordered to take position for its support . For four hours the men lay under the heavy fire of the enemy's guns , the shot ...
... enemy . Ad- vancing some distance through a wood , to a hill where a battery was be- ing posted , the regiment was ordered to take position for its support . For four hours the men lay under the heavy fire of the enemy's guns , the shot ...
Page 71
... enemy , and , late at night , after the whole army was at Warrenton , fell back , reaching the main body at early dawn . The enemy followed close upon the retreat and were soon throw- ing their shells into the Union ranks . From ...
... enemy , and , late at night , after the whole army was at Warrenton , fell back , reaching the main body at early dawn . The enemy followed close upon the retreat and were soon throw- ing their shells into the Union ranks . From ...
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1st Sergt advance Allegheny army artillery attack Battery battle of Chickamauga battlefield Bragg Brigade camp campaign Capt Captain captured Cavalry Charles Chattanooga column command comrades Confederate Crawford Co Creek crossed Cumberland dedication of monument Division duty enemy enemy's engaged field fighting fire flank force front Geary Geary's George George W guns Henry Hill honor Hooker hundred and eleventh Illinois Indiana James John Joseph Kentucky killed Knap's Lancaster Lieut Lieut.-Col Lieutenant Colonel Lookout Mountain Major ment miles Missionary Ridge morning moved Murfreesboro Nashville National Negley night Ninth Cavalry officers Ohio ordered Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Volunteers Phila picket Pittsburgh position Potomac prisoners Private railroad rear rebel regiment infantry retreat River road Rosecrans Rossville Second Brigade Seventy-eighth Seventy-ninth Seventy-seventh skirmishers soldiers Tenn Tennessee Tennessee River Third Brigade Thomas to-day troops Twelfth Corps Twenty-ninth Union Union army Valley veterans Wauhatchie William wounded
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Page 356 - Tis of the wave and not the rock ; ,Tis but the flapping of the sail, And not a rent made by the gale ! In spite of rock and tempest's roar. In spite of false lights on the shore, Sail on, nor fear to breast the sea ! Our hearts, our hopes, are all with thee...
Page 356 - Thou, too, sail on, O Ship of State! Sail on, O UNION strong and great! Humanity with all its fears, With all the hopes of future years, Is hanging breathless on thy fate. We know what master laid thy keel; What workmen wrought thy ribs of steel; Who made each mast and sail and rope; What anvils rang, what hammers beat; In what a forge and what a heat Were shaped the anchors of thy hope.
Page 276 - Fear ye foes who kill for hire? Will ye to your homes retire? Look behind you ! — they're afire ! And, before you see Who have done it! From the vale On they come! — and will ye quail? Leaden rain and iron hail Let their welcome be!
Page 192 - It is with heartfelt satisfaction, that the Commanding General announces to the army, that the operations of the last three days have determined that our enemy must either ingloriously fly, or come out from behind his defences, and give us battle on our own ground, where certain destruction awaits him.
Page 398 - ... destroy, cut, hack, bark, break down, or otherwise injure any tree, bush, or shrubbery that may be growing upon said park, or shall cut down or fell or remove any timber, battle relic, tree or trees growing or being upon...
Page 215 - And may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make us perfect in every good work to do his will ; working in us that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ ; to whom be glory forever and ever. AMEN.
Page 60 - Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make us perfect in every good work to do his will, working in us that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Page 60 - Now the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of the eternal covenant, even our Lord Jesus, make you perfect in every good thing to do His will, working in us that which is well-pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ ; to whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Page 203 - On this question of principle, while actual suffering was yet afar off, they raised their flag against a power, to which, for purposes of foreign conquest and subjugation, Rome, in the height of her glory, is not to be compared ; a power which has dotted over the surface of the whole globe with her possessions and military posts, whose morning drum-beat, following the sun, and keeping company with the hours, circles the earth with one continuous and unbroken strain of the martial airs of England.
Page 398 - ... any part thereof constructed by the armies formerly engaged in the battles on the lands or approaches to the park, any person so offending and found guilty thereof before any justice of the peace of the county in which the offense may be committed...