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050		4	_aE605.D92 2001
100	1		_aDunlop, W.S.
245	1	0	_aLee's Sharpshooters.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aScituate : _bDigital Scanning, Incorporated, _c2001.
264		4	_c©2001.
300			_a1 online resource (490 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aIntro -- 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.
505	8		_aBattle 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. -- Peace negotiations at Hampton Roads and results -- CHAPTER XVIII. -- Gordon's attack on Fort Steadman and final failure -- Subsequent Federal advance and capture of our picket lines -- Storming of McIlwaine's Hill by sharpshooters and results -- CHAPTER XIX. -- Last battle of Hatcher's Run -- Disastersat Five Forks and Batteries Gregg and Forty-five -- Sharpshooters hold their position until the last regi-ment withdraws, then cover the retreat -- CHAPTER XX. -- Battle of Southerland Station, by McGowan's and two other little brigades left as a rear guard -- Splendid fight, but overpowered and driven -- Sharpshooters behave with distinguished gallantry -- Retreat to Appomattox, and the end -- "Furl That Banner," and reply -- CHAPTER XXI. -- Roster of sharpshooters.
505	8		_aOne hundred and forty-two names out of a complete roll of more than two hundred -- Rehearsal, etc. -- CHAPTER XXII. -- Capture of myself and wife -- Experiences in prison -- Amnesty and discharge, and return to Dixie -- CHAPTER XXIII. -- Promiscuous anecdotes -- Poetry: "Fall of Stone-wall Jackson," "Carolina-1865," and "Bivouac of the Dead." -- APPENDIX. -- CHAPTER XXIV. -- Story of Mississippi sharpshooters, and letter of the correspondent of the London Morning Herald on the battle of the Wilderness -- CHAPTER XXV. -- Mississippi sharpshooters, continued -- and second letter of London correspondent on the battle of Spottsylvaniac -- CHAPTER XXVI. -- Short sketch of Lane's North Carolina sharpshooters -- Evans' Georgia sharpshooters at Ap-pomatox court house -- McRae's North Carolina sharpshooters-Closing remarks by the author.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories--South Carolina.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aDunlop, W.S. _tLee's Sharpshooters _dScituate : Digital Scanning, Incorporated,c2001 _z9781582186139
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3151958 _zClick to View
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