 | George Brinton McClellan - 1864 - 150 pages
...of this line consisted of undulating hills, their crests in turn commanded by otners in' their rear. On all favorable points the enemy's artillery was...stretching across the angle formed by the Potomac ana Antietam, their flanks and rear protected by these streams, was one of the strongest to be found... | |
 | George Brinton McClellan - 1864 - 256 pages
...of tlns line consisted of undulating hills, their crests in turn commanded by others in their rear. On all favorable points the enemy's artillery was...and from the shortness of their line could rapidly re-enforce any point threatened by our attack. Their position, stretching across the angle formed by... | |
 | George Brinton McClellan - 1864 - 198 pages
...consisted of undulating hills, their crests in turn commanded by others in their rear/ On all favorabls points the enemy's artillery was posted, and their...by our army, and from the shortness of their line coald rapidly reinforce any point threatened by our attack. Their position, stretching across the angle... | |
 | United States. War Department - 1864 - 256 pages
...of this line consisted of undulating tills, their crests in turn commanded by others in their rear. On all favorable points the enemy's artillery was...line of battle was formed, could manoeuvre unobserved l>y our army, and from the shortness of their line could rapidly re-enforce any point threatened by... | |
 | George Brinton McClellan - 1864 - 280 pages
...of this line consisted of undulating hills, their crests in turn commanded by others in their rear. On all favorable points the enemy's artillery was...hills, on which their line of battle was formed, could manœuvre unobserved by our army, and from the shortness of their line could rapidly re-enforce any... | |
 | George Brinton McClellan - 1864 - 500 pages
...of this line consisted of undulating hills, their crests in turn commanded by others in their rear. On all favorable points the enemy's artillery was...posted, and their reserves, hidden from view by the Mlh on which their line of battle was formed, could manoeuvre unobserved by our army, and from the... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1864 - 426 pages
...banks of the Antietam, which is here a deep stream, with few fords, and crossed by three stone bridges. On all favorable points the enemy's artillery was...posted; and their reserves, hidden from view by the bills on which their line of battle was formed, could manoeuvre without being seen by our army, and,... | |
 | Josiah Rhinehart Sypher - 1865 - 760 pages
...of this line consisted of undulating hills, their crests in turn commanded by others in their rear. On all favorable points, the enemy's artillery •was...of battle was formed, could manoeuvre unobserved by the attacking army. The position of the enemy, stretching across the angle formed by the Potomac and... | |
 | Josiah Rhinehart Sypher - 1865 - 754 pages
...of this line consisted of undulating hills, their crests in turn commanded by others in their rear. On all favorable points, the enemy's artillery was...of battle was formed, could manoeuvre unobserved by the attacking army. The position of the enemy, stretching across the angle formed by the Potomac and... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1865 - 416 pages
...banks of the Antietam, which is here a deep stream, with few fords, and crossed by three stone bridges. On all favorable points the enemy's artillery was...which their line of battle was formed, could manoeuvre without being seen by our army, and, from the shortness of their line, could easily reinforce any point... | |
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The ground in front of this line consisted of undulating hills, their crests in turn commanded by others in their rear. On all favorable points the enemy's artillery was posted, and their reserves, hidden from view by the hills on which their line of... 
