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Title: The Mississippi Valley in the Civil War
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Fiske, John, 1842-1901
Subjects: Mississippi River Valley -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Southwest, Old -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns
Publisher: Boston, New York, Houghton, Mifflin and Company
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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t was per-haps the hottest of the day. One of Rousseausbrigades lost 26 officers and 611 men out of atotal of 1566. Four times the Confederates withmarvellous gallantry returned to the assault, andfour times their ranks were so woefully torn withgrape and canister that they fell back baffled andat last somewhat disheartened. Their hopes ofvictory were beginning to be dashed. The stub-born resistance of Thomas, added to that of Sheri-dan, had gained so much time that the new lineof battle was approaching completion, and occupy-ing so strong a defensive position that the work ofBraggs army must virtually be begun over again.The division of Palmer, however, had becomemore and more enveloped in battle since the firstwithdrawal of Rousseau and Negley. By a con-centrated assault upon Palmer, the enemy, whoseoriginal plan was now manifestly failing, mightbreak through the Union left and take the newline in flank. But Palmer handled his men veryfinely, and the fighting was here as stubborn as
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STONE RIVER. DECEMBER 31, 1862, EVENING From Corinth to Stone River 173 anywhere in Thomass part of the field. Themost furious struggle was for the possession of agrove known as the Round Forest, Terrificwhich was regarded as the key to struggle; /^ci Palmer holds the J^ederal left, ihe Confederates, the Roundurged on by their bishop-general, Polk, forest.performed prodigies of valour. One of their regi-ments returned to the charge till it had lost 207men out of 402; another, surpassing even this won-derful record of heroism, kept on till it had lost306 out of 425. But all in vain. Palmers gripon the Round Forest could not be shaken, and atlength Polk sent across the river to Breckinridgefor reinforcements. Up to this time Breckin-ridges men had not been engaged. Crittendenhad withdrawn his divisions cautiously, keepingup some show of menace, and Bragg had notyet deemed it prudent to weaken his right wing.Rosecranss first movement, therefore, thoughnipped at the start, had played a us

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