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Title: America, from discovery in 1942 to the present time
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Boyd, James P(enny) (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Mansfield, Ohio, Estill & co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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broke theConfederate forces in Arkansas by the capture of the capital,Little Rock. In June, 1863, the central army, the Army of the Cumber-land, under Rosecrans, drove Bragg back to Chattanooga.Rosecrans flanked Bragg, and got into his rear, compelling himto evacuate Chattanooga and retreat to Chickamauga. Here wasfought a terrific battle on Sept. 19 and 20. The Confederateswere victorious, and Rosecrans was compelled to fall back be-hind the fortifications of Chattanooga, in a demorahzed condi-tion. He was surrounded by Bragg, who occupied MissionaryRidge on the east and Lookout Mountain on the west, and hisarmy was threatened with annihilation by starvation or attack. Meanwhile Lee maintained a strong position at Manassas,whence he had driven the Union army in October. On Novem-ber 7 the battle of Kellys Ford was fought by a portion of theUnion army under Sedgewick and French, in which the Con-federates lost 2000 prisoners. Grant was now sriven command of the armies of the West and
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6lO PRESIDENTS AND ADMINISTRATIONS. he hastened to the rescue of Rosecrans at Chattanooga. He wasjoined by Sherman from Vicksburg and Hooker from the Armyof the Potomac. Soon he had the combined armies in fightingtrim, and on Nov. 23 was joined the memorable battle of Chat-tanooga, which resulted in the total defeat of Bragg and hisConfederates, and their retreat southward. Immediately after-ward, Longstreet was forced to give up his siege of Knoxville,and to retreat into the mountains of West Virginia. The year 1863 witnessed the decline of the Rebellion. Unionvictories far outnumbered those of the Confederates; Missouri,Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee; parts of Florida, Mississippiand Louisiana; the control of the Rio Grande and Mississippirivers ; had been lost to the Confederates. Colored troops werecalled into requisition. A draft for 300,000 men was orderedby the Government. New York city ran into riot, which wasquelled after the loss of 100 men and ^2,000,000 of property. EVENTS

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