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bigram	frequency
united states	3343
general grant	1238
thousand men	779
general sherman	743
th corps	733
next day	585
city point	584
general halleck	561
james river	548
new york	500
south carolina	473
two divisions	469
north carolina	463
next morning	447
court house	445
west point	439
one hundred	435
south side	432
general thomas	411
new orleans	397
north side	397
mississippi river	371
military division	362
war department	354
general scott	345
tennessee river	343
general sheridan	338
general meade	333
general lee	325
san francisco	315
white house	312
rio grande	310
left flank	306
big black	304
five hundred	299
five thousand	295
general butler	295
one division	291
missionary ridge	288
mexican war	284
five miles	283
army corps	283
cold harbor	280
two hundred	279
east tennessee	272
grand gulf	269
three miles	260
right flank	256
right wing	256
fort fisher	254
admiral porter	251
red river	250
hundred yards	242
confederate army	238
two miles	237
national troops	236
fell back	232
fort henry	231
fort donelson	231
short time	227
th day	226
general schofield	226
general smith	224
whole army	224
six miles	223
executive mansion	218
two armies	214
ten thousand	211
five forks	208
general taylor	208
shenandoah valley	207
three hundred	204
fall back	199
general johnston	198
lookout mountain	194
took place	193
corpus christi	192
northern virginia	192
general commanding	191
heavy loss	190
general buell	189
th instant	187
president lincoln	186
miles south	186
large force	178
holly springs	173
bull run	171
vera cruz	170
general rosecrans	167
obedient servant	167
two brigades	166
four miles	166
general hunter	163
north anna	162
hundred men	161
three divisions	161
pittsburg landing	160
ten miles	158
three thousand	158
th infantry	157
civil war	155
west bank	154
van dorn	153
hundred prisoners	152
fifteenth corps	152
commanding officer	151
small force	151
commanding general	150
left wing	150
central railroad	149
general john	149
like manner	147
sixth corps	147
driven back	144
general howard	144
general mcpherson	143
regular army	143
general banks	143
extreme right	141
four hundred	141
two days	140
four thousand	140
southern states	140
one thousand	139
union troops	137
thousand dollars	136
three days	136
four years	135
ohio railroad	134
one day	134
great britain	134
twenty miles	134
pacific coast	130
first brigade	130
pushed forward	130
san antonio	130
april th	129
extreme left	129
general ord	128
second brigade	128
general mcclernand	127
general slocum	126
port hudson	126
whole force	126
headquarters military	126
short distance	124
three years	123
two thousand	123
bermuda hundred	123
union army	122
division commanders	122
cape fear	122
several days	122
large number	122
cedar creek	121
virginia central	121
main line	120
strongly intrenched	120
hundred thousand	119
falling back	119
every man	119
weldon railroad	117
miles away	117
east side	115
first time	115
twenty thousand	115
will move	114
en route	114
railroad bridge	113
per cent	113
high ground	113
rebel army	113
fort sumter	113
general worth	112
port gibson	112
old army	112
general orders	112
washington city	112
six hundred	111
corps commanders	111
hundred miles	111
thousand prisoners	110
seventeenth corps	110
take advantage	109
confederate states	109
south bank	109
strongly fortified	109
miles west	108
one side	108
get away	108
let us	108
without delay	107
one man	107
six thousand	106
main body	106
north bank	106
several hundred	106
public property	106
good deal	105
sent back	105
transmit herewith	105
latter part	104
ordered general	104
west virginia	104
just received	103
union men	103
general canby	103
got back	102
fifty miles	102
commissioned officers	102
took possession	102
hard fighting	101
thirty miles	101
assistant adjutant	101
bowling green	100
first day	100
road leading	100
general logan	99
young men	98
two regiments	97
fear river	97
one occasion	97
will go	97
found general	97
cut loose	96
many years	96
objective point	96
general government	95
fifth corps	95
following letter	95
assumed command	95
white oak	94
east bank	94
way back	94
direct road	94
whole line	94
twentieth corps	94
take place	94
jefferson davis	94
general officers	94
every thing	94
troops engaged	93
eight miles	93
several times	93
one time	93
started back	93
cavalry force	93
fifteen miles	93
fiscal year	92
whole country	92
staff officers	92
one brigade	92
grand junction	92
get possession	92
cavalry corps	92
will make	90
two years	90
get back	90
two roads	90
general george	90
general blair	90
santa anna	89
twelve thousand	89
general wilson	89
general wright	89
early hour	89
jefferson barracks	88
twelve miles	88
received orders	88
four hours	88
mean time	88
great deal	88
miles east	88
west tennessee	87
hundred feet	87
give us	87
illustrious soldier	87
cumberland river	86
days later	86
strong enough	86
every one	86
general hood	86
large amount	86
new market	86
corps will	86
years old	85
general warren	85
good many	85
seven hundred	85
general burnside	84
staff officer	84
became necessary	84
ohio river	83
many men	83
may th	83
danville road	83
eight hundred	82
seven miles	82
headquarters armies	81
brevet major	81
middle tennessee	81
new bern	80
charleston railroad	80
general prentiss	80
confederate troops	80
amelia court	80
still farther	80
heavy fire	80
due time	80
valley pike	80
national forces	79
union forces	79
either side	79
spring campaign	79
many prisoners	78
will probably	78
considerable force	78
three brigades	78
four days	78
rebel cavalry	77
will give	77
superior force	77
appomattox court	77
slave states	77
march th	76
eight thousand	76
fort mcallister	76
two columns	76
san cosme	76
hundred dollars	76
ten days	76
oak road	76
open field	76
la grange	75
long time	75
main army	75
without much	74
general foster	74
two points	74
blue ridge	74
military academy	74
hamilton fish	74
th inst	74
joint resolution	74
five days	74
confederate armies	73
new position	73
one else	73
small garrison	72
gave us	72
will send	72
plank road	72
sent word	72
rebel general	72
white flag	72
nineteenth corps	72
republican party	72
go back	72
captain galligasken	71
second division	71
brigade commanders	71
supreme court	71
wagon train	71
great many	71
thirty thousand	71
baton rouge	71
appomattox river	70
miles north	70
bridge across	70
armies operating	70
general hancock	70
dinwiddie court	70
colonel mason	70
third brigade	69
department commander	69
lookout valley	69
taken place	69
went back	69
molino del	68
th general	68
sixty thousand	68
main force	68
left behind	68
fourteenth corps	68
wagon trains	68
del rey	68
general hardee	68
abraham lincoln	68
thousand strong	68
first division	68
st day	67
badly wounded	67
fort monroe	67
yazoo river	67
savannah river	67
port royal	67
enemy made	67
chattanooga valley	67
general steele	67
following day	67
national army	67
gave orders	67
new mexico	67
around petersburg	67
northern states	67
general lew	66
two men	66
roads leading	66
immediate command	66
general stoneman	66
private property	65
general fremont	65
th army	65
one regiment	65
take charge	65
december th	65
time general	64
third division	64
following morning	64
latter place	63
take part	63
general weitzel	63
long enough	63
states army	63
new line	63
farther south	62
first line	62
brought back	62
west side	62
chattanooga creek	62
entire army	62
opposite side	62
thousand cavalry	62
general early	62
july th	61
will also	61
good order	61
take command	61
twenty days	61
three months	60
general terry	60
forty thousand	60
fortress monroe	60
general hurlbut	60
side railroad	60
hanover town	60
general william	59
black river	59
road running	59
good faith	59
well known	59
wherein captain	59
general pope	59
two weeks	58
almost every	58
dear general	58
greater part	58
came back	58
second day	58
wounded men	58
also sent	58
absolutely necessary	58
little doubt	58
commanding army	58
rebel force	58
three regiments	58
forward movement	58
far away	58
fifteen thousand	58
made several	58
met general	57
already stated	57
public mind	57
little time	57
military district	57
never met	57
two companies	57
considerable distance	56
full view	56
general hooker	56
open ground	56
opened fire	56
general kearney	56
mississippi central	56
officer foote	56
real estate	56
take possession	56
camp jackson	55
now become	55
six months	55
four divisions	55
gave way	55
every day	55
came near	55
heavy rains	55
great respect	55
turned back	55
forty miles	55
sixty miles	55
lake providence	55
hard bread	55
two hours	55
great importance	54
without waiting	54
small arms	54
two corps	54
back toward	54
two months	54
loyal people	54
effective men	54
considerable loss	54
civil service	54
second lieutenant	54
nearly every	54
mortally wounded	54
chickamauga creek	54
full size	53
farther north	53
general granger	53
confederate cavalry	53
seven thousand	53
confederate government	53
much time	53
rebel line	53
states shall	53
carried away	53
ordnance stores	53
army will	53
danville railroad	53
far enough	53
palo alto	53
several miles	52
general wallace	52
without loss	52
thousand five	52
little delay	52
black fort	52
main road	52
directed general	52
count bismarck	52
kirby smith	52
high water	52
states troops	52
ever since	52
took command	52
cape girardeau	52
department headquarters	51
southern people	51
general corse	51
last night	51
official report	51
general morgan	51
union soldiers	51
fort pillow	50
jefferson city	50
cerro gordo	50
los angeles	50
ordered back	50
will leave	50
high land	50
long line	50
entire command	50
military operations	50
taking advantage	50
one point	50
thirty days	50
chief quartermaster	50
general mcclellan	50
will follow	50
much less	49
ever seen	49
long bridge	49
following order	49
border states	49
free states	49
river bridge	49
snake creek	49
decisive victory	49
general humphreys	49
thousand effective	49
deer creek	49
taken possession	49
great loss	49
every direction	49
one year	48
necessary orders	48
wade hampton	48
hereunto set	48
national capital	48
twenty years	48
set forth	48
november th	48
beef cattle	48
fourth corps	48
entire force	48
pontoon bridge	48
general curtis	48
brevet brigadier	48
forced back	48
got possession	48
sufficient force	48
whole command	47
peace commissioners	47
spottsylvania court	47
hilton head	47
fort moultrie	47
fifteen hundred	47
new carthage	47
every effort	47
front royal	47
engineer corps	47
eighteen miles	47
presidential election	47
driven away	47
road back	47
public service	46
pretty much	46
flank movement	46
rebel works	46
general joseph	46
third artillery	46
fifteenth army	46
high rank	46
large part	46
will take	46
heavy force	46
troops will	46
division commander	46
germania ford	46
democratic party	46
dear sir	46
hundred wagons	46
annual message	46
september th	46
camp near	46
general gillmore	45
sheridan moved	45
admiral dahlgren	45
long march	45
another division	45
considerable fighting	45
doubtful whether	45
opposite bank	45
heavy guns	45
great advantage	45
every officer	45
therefore determined	45
seventy miles	45
soon followed	45
assume command	45
doubt whether	45
assuming command	45
general hazen	44
sent orders	44
four regiments	44
intrenched position	44
general barnard	44
fourth division	44
general anderson	44
mile creek	44
still remained	44
buena vista	44
miles beyond	44
men engaged	44
years ago	44
yerba buena	44
strong position	44
hampton roads	44
close together	44
two generals	44
several states	44
january th	44
hanover court	43
weldon road	43
great numbers	43
general jeff	43
black bayou	43
military service	43
troops enough	43
army commanders	43
forced march	43
broad river	43
de la	43
personal staff	43
become necessary	43
meet us	43
secretary stanton	43
new jersey	43
fallen back	43
president johnson	43
early days	43
columbia river	43
hard times	43
miles distant	43
chief commissary	42
vastly superior	42
enable us	42
anything like	42
great vigor	42
colored people	42
moved forward	42
young man	42
colonel john	42
national government	42
high bridge	42
advanced position	42
soon found	42
first lieutenant	42
great victory	41
many miles	41
hard work	41
immediate front	41
great success	41
confederate forces	41
damage done	41
colored man	41
draw supplies	41
fugitive slave	41
took passage	41
southern confederacy	41
troops sent	41
general bragg	41
headquarters army	41
take care	41
february th	41
push forward	41
stone river	41
accompanying papers	41
stone bridge	41
general movement	41
near fort	41
return herewith	41
will keep	40
whole corps	40
new regiments	40
move forward	40
general crook	40
either party	40
cumberland gap	40
new england	40
chickasaw bayou	40
rebel states	40
general kilpatrick	40
force will	40
three armies	40
colored troops	40
augustin tlalpam	40
enemy back	40
vigilance committee	40
small escort	40
ox ford	40
general buckner	40
following instructions	40
early part	40
garrison equipage	40
headquarters department	40
generals grant	40
general gordon	40
just beyond	39
political party	39
chickamauga station	39
picket line	39
yazoo pass	39
first thing	39
chief engineer	39
rebel troops	39
much importance	39
general line	39
states service	39
general beauregard	39
toward lynchburg	39
taking place	39
may deem	39
white men	39
middle road	39
intrenched line	39
attack us	39
sufficient number	39
general sigel	39
line across	39
commanding military	39
every foot	39
within range	39
total loss	39
enemy attacked	39
executive departments	39
new hope	39
continuous line	39
year ending	39
resaca de	38
desperate effort	38
five pieces	38
south chickamauga	38
jackson road	38
confederate infantry	38
running east	38
nine miles	38
force sufficient	38
still left	38
treasury department	38
la palma	38
states navy	38
railroad back	38
corps commander	38
night closed	38
land side	38
pea ridge	38
commanded respectively	38
two guns	38
lieutenant general	38
yellow tavern	38
deep bottom	38
important points	38
will report	38
small bodies	38
appomattox station	38
north end	38
different points	37
states senate	37
tennessee railroad	37
sent one	37
orchard knob	37
half miles	37
within easy	37
small stream	37
railroad communications	37
states engineers	37
join general	37
whole division	37
confederate lines	37
indian territory	37
miles farther	37
confederate commander	37
general plan	37
good road	37
wilderness tavern	37
many others	37
great majority	37
first one	37
brock road	37
two small	37
thirteenth amendment	37
making preparations	37
confederate general	37
stony creek	37
new command	37
nearly two	37
june th	37
mobile bay	37
regimental quartermaster	37
much better	37
congress approved	36
right angles	36
fort vancouver	36
confederate capital	36
cumberland rivers	36
going north	36
one night	36
much loss	36
san domingo	36
atlanta campaign	36
river canal	36
three corps	36
moved back	36
sooy smith	36
ten years	36
engineer officers	36
also gave	36
major general	36
respective commands	36
army moved	36
whole matter	36
enemy will	36
farther east	36
general robert	36
immediately sent	36
siege guns	36
one person	36
arkansas post	36
ever made	36
hostile country	36
invading army	35
immense amount	35
muscle shoals	35
wooden bridge	35
almost without	35
within two	35
will proceed	35
offensive operations	35
gain time	35
second line	35
will find	35
general wool	35
get ready	35
public opinion	35
two batteries	35
special orders	35
great confusion	35
large portion	35
separate command	35
often heard	35
middle military	35
without opposition	35
corps reached	35
national side	35
one end	35
will never	35
last session	35
big shanty	35
send one	35
last moment	35
least one	35
never saw	35
immediately ordered	35
two gunboats	35
immediately took	35
little later	35
heavily timbered	35
old man	35
taken advantage	35
every possible	35
severely wounded	34
sent two	34
special field	34
enemy within	34
generals thomas	34
dismounted cavalry	34
october th	34
will state	34
right rear	34
bacon co	34
rode forward	34
know whether	34
enemy must	34
fifty men	34
chickamauga river	34
question whether	34
chattahoochee river	34
beaver dam	34
north fork	34
northern people	34
second corps	34
third corps	34
railroad east	34
cavalry division	34
much greater	34
without success	34
dred scott	34
little river	34
without even	33
fort wood	33
house bill	33
four pieces	33
two lines	33
reached us	33
nine hundred	33
ending june	33
general wade	33
made every	33
one hand	33
colonel william	33
asked permission	33
great difficulty	33
union cause	33
hundred pounds	33
without regard	33
days ago	33
will commence	33
little distance	33
american people	33
first object	33
rebel armies	33
fitzhugh lee	33
federal government	33
andrew johnson	33
general palmer	33
three hours	33
giving us	33
within twenty	33
necessary supplies	33
two officers	33
bunker hill	33
military commanders	33
several thousand	33
also informed	33
just outside	33
thousand troops	33
piney branch	33
present position	33
miles back	33
new base	33
never seen	33
rebel battery	33
boydton road	33
rebel lines	33
will see	32
active operations	32
time forward	32
send general	32
large quantities	32
cape horn	32
headquarters moved	32
brigadier general	32
getting back	32
white man	32
point isabel	32
sea coast	32
prisoners captured	32
rolling stock	32
good news	32
pretty well	32
near enough	32
strenuous efforts	32
men will	32
crown prince	32
much needed	32
severe loss	32
will meet	32
hold atlanta	32
one company	32
go without	32
colonel porter	32
new field	32
per annum	32
north chickamauga	32
eleven miles	32
following communication	32
south anna	32
bloody battle	32
now write	32
fifth military	31
york city	31
following dispatch	31
might get	31
available force	31
took advantage	31
fourth infantry	31
move south	31
deep ravine	31
rebel capital	31
pontoon train	31
front attack	31
fourth brigade	31
two countries	31
free people	31
large numbers	31
clermont county	31
wild horses	31
will hold	31
larger force	31
turn back	31
common country	31
one week	31
th ultimo	31
never heard	31
general dodge	31
grand review	31
salt river	31
six days	31
also directed	31
news came	31
day general	31
early day	31
will come	31
little rock	31
vast importance	31
vicksburg campaign	31
th sherman	31
every way	31
staff corps	31
large army	31
river bank	31
one thing	31
strong force	31
troops moving	31
many times	31
five years	31
directed thomas	31
considerable number	31
take effect	31
east end	31
large amounts	31
come back	31
severe engagement	31
long range	31
towards lynchburg	30
charles city	30
general badeau	30
will remain	30
left us	30
thirteenth illinois	30
san juan	30
general engagement	30
one battery	30
took us	30
moral courage	30
marched back	30
met mr	30
fort duncan	30
new river	30
deem necessary	30
fourteen mile	30
state government	30
commanding department	30
side road	30
small rations	30
th illinois	30
enemy near	30
moving towards	30
de loche	30
thrown away	30
northern men	30
eighteen hundred	30
will constitute	30
send two	30
national flag	30
twenty dollars	30
given us	30
men killed	30
camp salubrity	30
state service	30
cotton states	30
state capital	30
walnut springs	30
military situation	30
towards richmond	30
full retreat	30
wagon road	30
chapter xix	30
gravelly run	30
new troops	30
combined forces	30
properly exchanged	30
absolute necessity	30
four companies	30
indian affairs	30
may go	30
raw troops	30
therefore directed	30
sidney johnston	29
whole front	29
enemy might	29
colonel murphy	29
general patterson	29
many weeks	29
state officers	29
without making	29
one general	29
hearing nothing	29
john sherman	29
neuse river	29
special train	29
brought us	29
brandy station	29
western states	29
moving along	29
might go	29
infantry line	29
toward chattanooga	29
entire garrison	29
meadow bridge	29
enemy south	29
morehead city	29
without orders	29
several points	29
night march	29
general direction	29
moving column	29
several regiments	29
missouri river	29
five regiments	29
position near	29
corinth road	29
following orders	29
office department	29
little resistance	29
general mccook	29
eleven years	29
sent general	29
movement commenced	29
general frank	29
considerable time	29
hundred cavalry	29
also made	29
gordon granger	29
public debt	29
just arrived	29
will receive	29
near savannah	29
felt sure	29
chief command	28
senate bill	28
military education	28
bear creek	28
great mass	28
public lands	28
chapter iv	28
around richmond	28
well understood	28
chapter vii	28
one place	28
chapter xvi	28
general belknap	28
enemy may	28
general officer	28
chapter xii	28
chapter ix	28
enemy opened	28
three men	28
soon driven	28
headquarters fifth	28
congress shall	28
good reason	28
branch church	28
general order	28
states will	28
new commander	28
white flags	28
troops across	28
bring back	28
general giles	28
much farther	28
last year	28
states government	28
owl creek	28
nearest point	28
san jose	28
herewith transmit	28
last evening	28
troops advanced	28
chapter xvii	28
merchandise imported	28
chapter vi	28
feet high	28
navy department	28
chapter iii	28
move without	28
see general	28
summit point	28
chapter xi	28
every instance	28
sherman received	28
received notice	28
medical director	28
national authority	28
chapter xiii	28
fort cobb	28
army regulations	28
near richmond	28
march north	28
forts henry	28
chapter xiv	28
small detachment	28
chapter xviii	28
point opposite	28
water batteries	28
never came	28
now became	28
second michigan	28
chapter viii	28
due season	28
chapter xv	28
make room	28
white people	27
march directly	27
chapter ii	27
eight years	27
latter point	27
active service	27
now commanded	27
fredericksburg railroad	27
million dollars	27
sent sherman	27
direct attack	27
men left	27
mississippi department	27
eight hours	27
received information	27
attacking party	27
civil authorities	27
military post	27
strawberry plains	27
mounted men	27
will push	27
heavily wooded	27
best results	27
mill creek	27
military power	27
within ten	27
engagement ensued	27
york volunteers	27
last two	27
fort jessup	27
appointed colonel	27
get troops	27
ordered thomas	27
troops took	27
might make	27
american citizens	27
gave general	27
issued orders	27
will endeavor	27
general nelson	27
efficient officer	27
soon reached	27
mississippi springs	27
whole people	27
reached new	27
two feet	27
war broke	27
witness whereof	27
turned loose	27
main column	27
railroad communication	27
retrograde movement	27
chapter xx	27
utmost importance	27
several years	27
per day	27
every available	27
light enough	27
fortified position	27
also ordered	27
public buildings	27
northern press	27
rode back	27
miles apart	27
every time	27
whole south	27
bearing arms	27
passed along	27
give way	27
send back	27
dear father	27
vital importance	27
naval officers	27
military force	27
congress assembled	27
make one	27
eighth missouri	27
may come	26
desperate fighting	26
turned east	26
three guns	26
foreign nations	26
general attack	26
fort stedman	26
one column	26
thrown across	26
governor brown	26
hope church	26
thrown back	26
far back	26
corps crossed	26
may become	26
mine run	26
us now	26
east missouri	26
full force	26
civil government	26
different corps	26
general stanley	26
late hour	26
man named	26
officer present	26
got within	26
distance south	26
rhode island	26
upper end	26
many places	26
well acquainted	26
soon got	26
sixteenth corps	26
federal troops	26
soon repaired	26
every citizen	26
brigade commander	26
past year	26
adjutant general	26
single day	26
became satisfied	26
mile west	26
general davis	26
far south	26
von moltke	26
present line	26
church road	26
heavy losses	26
except one	26
constitutional amendment	26
surrounding country	26
small brigade	26
troops reached	26
good men	26
telegraphic communication	26
hasty retreat	26
first point	26
good service	26
set fire	26
rebel pickets	26
comparatively small	26
general jackson	26
last ditch	26
aggregate loss	26
union prisoners	26
testimony whereof	26
sent north	26
army together	26
rebel forces	26
military genius	26
single piece	26
battle ensued	26
henry clay	26
shorter line	26
good citizens	26
western part	26
will soon	26
st illinois	26
just south	26
mill springs	26
creek gap	26
second time	26
excellent service	26
full rations	26
shady grove	26
soon became	26
make preparations	25
one corps	25
confederate force	25
judge douglas	25
fort harrison	25
regular troops	25
commanding confederate	25
never went	25
second expedition	25
soon returned	25
effective strength	25
military purposes	25
superior numbers	25
wilderness campaign	25
may make	25
first call	25
old cold	25
eighteen thousand	25
two governments	25
michigan cavalry	25
made arrangements	25
plainly see	25
much demoralized	25
dense forest	25
go north	25
louisiana side	25
became evident	25
circuitous route	25
rocky mountains	25
war material	25
well aware	25
will reach	25
now made	25
large body	25
command will	25
left open	25
blockade runners	25
colonel thomas	25
troops now	25
new states	25
just come	25
round numbers	25
informed general	25
fresh troops	25
fort heiman	25
carry us	25
already sent	25
grand ecore	25
ever saw	25
farther west	25
general pemberton	25
three weeks	25
general kautz	25
two places	25
reached chattanooga	25
now ordered	25
state governments	25
another year	25
picket guard	25
almighty god	25
open fields	25
gone far	25
much trouble	25
one part	25
grand army	25
two wings	25
two streams	25
dollars per	25
great number	25
also got	25
loyal states	25
private horses	25
admiral farragut	25
confederate side	25
intrenched picket	25
without reference	25
troops stationed	25
greater force	25
telegraphed sherman	25
slavery question	25
general command	25
two pieces	25
states forces	25
states infantry	25
troops went	25
sherman moved	25
back towards	25
railroad towards	25
rio frio	25
president grant	25
full speed	25
great object	25
movable force	25
new levies	25
leading division	25
earliest practicable	25
division arrived	25
trevilian station	25
great war	25
lower end	25
little rest	25
every battle	25
say nothing	25
several weeks	25
enemy fell	25
took position	25
arkansas river	25
burkesville station	25
spring hill	24
will try	24
many thousands	24
far behind	24
will continue	24
captain sutter	24
hatchie river	24
will act	24
first dragoons	24
two houses	24
reached bridgeport	24
morning early	24
camp equipage	24
present session	24
sherman will	24
opequon creek	24
thousand feet	24
feet long	24
will add	24
officially reported	24
hundred rounds	24
sixth illinois	24
first two	24
go also	24
later general	24
habeas corpus	24
much larger	24
railroad south	24
past three	24
major smith	24
strong line	24
moved along	24
river expedition	24
free trade	24
side arms	24
two great	24
proposed movement	24
position occupied	24
made available	24
every point	24
twenty men	24
might send	24
field orders	24
heavy firing	24
civilized world	24
government will	24
states senator	24
congressional district	24
rebel leaders	24
two others	24
fifty thousand	24
popular sovereignty	24
lick creek	24
three times	24
western armies	24
enemy occupied	24
territory south	24
eleven pieces	24
thousand eight	24
fort dodge	24
army headquarters	24
possible chance	24
sixth ohio	24
moved north	24
hostile indians	24
still held	24
british government	24
general longstreet	24
east point	24
fulton road	24
official reports	24
insure success	24
union man	24
persons held	24
late war	24
let go	24
supreme command	24
sixth missouri	24
fort pierce	24
go along	24
illinois infantry	24
mississippi valley	24
well enough	24
camp supply	24
good supply	24
respective fronts	24
new one	23
rapid march	23
get across	23
two children	23
well equipped	23
old friends	23
almost entirely	23
chapter xxi	23
approved march	23
great relief	23
way across	23
left front	23
artillery brigade	23
without difficulty	23
three infantry	23
boydton plank	23
fugitive slaves	23
supporting distance	23
everything else	23
without hesitation	23
will enable	23
state legislature	23
one copy	23
tide water	23
six men	23
sending troops	23
back road	23
move rapidly	23
revised statutes	23
little better	23
important point	23
anna river	23
many people	23
may require	23
one great	23
much confusion	23
great interest	23
chapter xxiv	23
make junction	23
years later	23
governor yates	23
will get	23
general pillow	23
behind intrenchments	23
armed men	23
reached washington	23
monday morning	23
present day	23
serious opposition	23
colonel garland	23
chapter xxii	23
approved june	23
offensive campaign	23
general twiggs	23
knew well	23
one small	23
reached savannah	23
pushing forward	23
mile away	23
one state	23
gunboat fleet	23
good fortune	23
fifth division	23
chapter xxiii	23
unconditional surrender	23
densely wooded	23
without molestation	23
without giving	23
must necessarily	23
state troops	23
almost impossible	23
several hours	23
long distance	23
sixteen hundred	23
green river	23
precipitate retreat	23
soon came	23
northern papers	23
thirteenth army	22
sparsely settled	22
territory acquired	22
will immediately	22
enemy lost	22
will show	22
sutherland station	22
word came	22
fort leavenworth	22
domestic violence	22
act approved	22
corps followed	22
move directly	22
mile beyond	22
great desire	22
general jos	22
early next	22
fourth illinois	22
chesapeake bay	22
nothing else	22
general supervision	22
indefinite period	22
commanding armies	22
also came	22
eldest son	22
st regiment	22
personal courage	22
morrow morning	22
much concerned	22
capturing several	22
will learn	22
thirteenth united	22
may direct	22
made good	22
almost wholly	22
wall tent	22
will become	22
just back	22
proper time	22
got together	22
general von	22
made prisoners	22
battle fought	22
little loss	22
police force	22
last one	22
will march	22
stack arms	22
last letter	22
last assault	22
miles long	22
outer works	22
armed force	22
leave general	22
cooking utensils	22
ord will	22
city court	22
troops moved	22
charleston road	22
without stopping	22
loyal citizens	22
president buchanan	22
pack mules	22
memphis charleston	22
great value	22
dense forests	22
union side	22
constitution shall	22
severe fight	22
near spottsylvania	22
much damage	22
regular siege	22
something else	22
start back	22
almost impassable	22
night without	22
major turner	22
small command	22
seven men	22
jacinto road	22
highest point	22
open country	22
free government	22
three different	22
now determined	22
armies now	22
commanding points	22
reached louisville	22
march toward	22
moved promptly	22
march last	22
telegraph road	22
act entitled	22
little fighting	22
complete success	22
great battle	22
alabama river	22
dead bodies	22
reconstruction acts	22
early life	22
th new	22
seen coming	22
earliest possible	22
eight days	22
thousand miles	22
made repeated	22
pacific railroad	22
cavalry expedition	22
one morning	22
skirmish line	22
eighth ohio	22
give orders	21
railroad leading	21
sherman commenced	21
union lines	21
acting secretary	21
specie payments	21
defensive line	21
present command	21
much disappointed	21
mission ridge	21
special attention	21
brazos santiago	21
will now	21
far east	21
states city	21
minutes later	21
every part	21
small party	21
yet arrived	21
noah grant	21
big sandy	21
several occasions	21
every move	21
every state	21
southern army	21
formed line	21
general rousseau	21
fort caswell	21
personal attention	21
slave law	21
us much	21
bull fights	21
one foot	21
act promptly	21
rain fell	21
four officers	21
made one	21
th sheridan	21
army across	21
thousand seven	21
etowah river	21
without attracting	21
sherman sent	21
ordered sherman	21
force enough	21
personal friends	21
six hours	21
lieutenant grant	21
good condition	21
solid south	21
without fear	21
mobile ohio	21
guerilla bands	21
will furnish	21
richmond papers	21
lieutenant dunn	21
executive order	21
elk river	21
light artillery	21
already taken	21
southern part	21
macon road	21
six weeks	21
army passed	21
slave trade	21
moving south	21
war lasted	21
louisa court	21
river road	21
state shall	21
making appropriations	21
city council	21
large enough	21
santo domingo	21
rebel government	21
war will	21
within three	21
got well	21
secondary base	21
first raid	21
now began	21
rode along	21
fourteen thousand	21
fort pemberton	21
sherman reached	21
sherman came	21
night lee	20
general polk	20
enemy strongly	20
always felt	20
known general	20
explosion took	20
senior officer	20
first importance	20
correspondence relative	20
battles fought	20
entirely ceased	20
san patricio	20
still greater	20
southern man	20
two sections	20
pass around	20
battle began	20
heavy growth	20
mountainous country	20
dick robinson	20
enemy confronting	20
constitutional convention	20
following reply	20
young officer	20
speedily driven	20
morrow night	20
major childs	20
brought forward	20
towards farmville	20
level ground	20
gave rise	20
sent around	20
course towards	20
left rear	20
shall take	20
six guns	20
higher ground	20
circumstance occurred	20
colorado river	20
small division	20
commanding positions	20
rolling fork	20
mcpherson commanding	20
military officer	20
move promptly	20
several officers	20
one leading	20
first great	20
enemy coming	20
might want	20
great slaughter	20
army washington	20
department commanders	20
advance reached	20
seventh ohio	20
captured works	20
adams co	20
supply trains	20
enemy followed	20
went along	20
months later	20
entirely different	20
ordered two	20
cumberland mountains	20
cost us	20
frio mountain	20
lost killed	20
army officers	20
will start	20
four guns	20
going back	20
one word	20
old line	20
made known	20
second floor	20
detached works	20
joe johnston	20
fort reading	20
three small	20
sheridan advanced	20
reached general	20
rations issued	20
kept well	20
saltillo road	20
full extent	20
seven days	20
grant went	20
soon thereafter	20
early morning	20
last day	20
great strength	20
mounted force	20
cosme road	20
extremely anxious	20
getting supplies	20
union armies	20
colonel poe	20
turning back	20
given orders	20
far west	20
great confidence	20
without resistance	20
mounted troops	20
sent away	20
marching toward	20
every position	20
eight companies	20
sherman also	20
troops away	20
great danger	20
orange plank	20
little difficulty	20
gallant soldier	20
brave men	20
troops serving	20
advance commenced	20
thirty years	20
road near	20
six years	20
scott decision	20
august th	20
right front	20
also come	20
another army	20
jericho ford	20
made public	20
territory west	20
last fiscal	20
great force	20
coming together	20
already made	20
general rawlins	20
several departments	20
ninety days	20
heavy timber	20
move troops	20
grand movement	20
forest queen	20
successful assault	20
still another	20
sheridan sent	20
yet returned	20
military camp	20
troops left	20
available forces	20
special mention	20
important commands	20
get north	20
new hampshire	20
brevet second	20
warrenton pike	20
bayou pierre	20
lost cause	20
country afforded	20
almost exclusively	20
line held	20
followed warren	20
every reason	20
point pleasant	20
shell island	20
seceding states	20
moved directly	20
six feet	19
effective force	19
second section	19
near st	19
every soldier	19
army lay	19
commence operations	19
good thing	19
division now	19
night came	19
place called	19
roads back	19
lines around	19
distance back	19
future operations	19
troops marched	19
lew wallace	19
much excited	19
charleston harbor	19
albert sidney	19
sent forward	19
last five	19
much interest	19
drew back	19
fifty yards	19
without taking	19
ten dollars	19
retire peaceably	19
signal service	19
vast territory	19
entire campaign	19
southern press	19
left entirely	19
mathew grant	19
already gained	19
moving directly	19
asked general	19
reserve brigade	19
attack early	19
army north	19
time without	19
going beyond	19
personal memoirs	19
men behind	19
now occupied	19
open communication	19
chapter xxvi	19
several months	19
additional troops	19
early dawn	19
fort pulaski	19
south fork	19
year ago	19
accompanying documents	19
small steamer	19
spanish fort	19
reach washington	19
previously ordered	19
whose names	19
left wings	19
schofield commanding	19
naval fleet	19
must go	19
major anderson	19
great speech	19
fully realized	19
road south	19
new state	19
po river	19
facing north	19
might happen	19
go south	19
flag officer	19
captured steamer	19
will secure	19
go ahead	19
toward atlanta	19
relieved general	19
general move	19
ordered schofield	19
land forces	19
involuntary servitude	19
executive branch	19
armed rebellion	19
fallen timber	19
civil office	19
small army	19
general burbridge	19
outer line	19
manassas gap	19
reached city	19
general charles	19
house near	19
facing south	19
feet deep	19
emancipation proclamation	19
every preparation	19
near night	19
twelve hundred	19
lost one	19
see pp	19
public peace	19
rebel officers	19
shall see	19
troops crossed	19
important bridges	19
men enough	19
best interests	19
men went	19
discriminating duties	19
drove away	19
much service	19
chattanooga railroad	19
around cape	19
rapid movement	19
dry ground	19
existing laws	19
either flank	19
grove church	19
corps headquarters	19
earliest moment	19
due south	19
four men	19
confederate line	19
terms proposed	19
first section	19
solid shot	19
short duration	19
retreating army	19
artillery fire	19
mustering officer	19
man came	19
every house	19
fifty years	19
kenesaw mountain	19
sunday morning	19
threw away	19
might become	19
chapter xxv	19
receive orders	19
sent colonel	19
called confederate	19
pennsylvania avenue	19
political influence	19
better condition	19
alleghany mountains	19
dear sister	19
might take	19
saw general	19
also heard	19
every word	19
great national	19
great victories	19
getting away	18
following terms	18
inferior force	18
turner co	18
got across	18
schofield will	18
got ready	18
passing around	18
colored men	18
still standing	18
southern cause	18
great energy	18
opened communication	18
eleven hundred	18
three dollars	18
telegraphic communications	18
whole brigade	18
ten regiments	18
reached knoxville	18
second army	18
reconstruction laws	18
may take	18
medicine lodge	18
written instructions	18
fort corcoran	18
sterling price	18
bethesda church	18
personal command	18
troops came	18
active part	18
yellow fever	18
pit river	18
special instructions	18
railroad centre	18
generally believed	18
desired result	18
contending forces	18
useless effusion	18
third ohio	18
march st	18
taking many	18
offensive movement	18
soon gave	18
will always	18
full second	18
least two	18
july st	18
old camp	18
little army	18
assistant secretary	18
hand road	18
heard nothing	18
successful campaign	18
volunteer service	18
ossabaw sound	18
outside world	18
per man	18
ninth corps	18
howard house	18
man will	18
within five	18
military matters	18
additional regiments	18
return home	18
eighty thousand	18
reconnoitring parties	18
washington territory	18
direct route	18
took post	18
fifth ohio	18
finally decided	18
something like	18
troops along	18
ground occupied	18
full possession	18
hawaiian islands	18
will bring	18
ogeechee river	18
gallant charge	18
herewith without	18
governor wells	18
whole distance	18
colonel comstock	18
advance corps	18
continued till	18
general james	18
ten feet	18
fifteen years	18
sharp engagement	18
little opposition	18
colonel audenried	18
great damage	18
behind us	18
southwest missouri	18
sherman marched	18
whatever may	18
eleven thousand	18
shall go	18
general sedgwick	18
formidable obstacle	18
northern border	18
captured twenty	18
african slavery	18
surplus troops	18
around vicksburg	18
enemy came	18
one month	18
immediately assumed	18
free navigation	18
sixteen miles	18
montgomery street	18
accomplished without	18
old church	18
several pieces	18
almost simultaneously	18
enemy broke	18
intense interest	18
will run	18
five dollars	18
sherman made	18
five minutes	18
old enough	18
kilby smith	18
territorial legislature	18
seventeenth army	18
soon learned	18
felt confident	18
african slave	18
ever known	18
colonel babcock	18
pressed forward	18
among us	18
next campaign	18
mountain passes	18
ten additional	18
fort hindman	18
news reached	18
public attention	18
fighting continued	18
republican candidate	18
country will	18
first interview	18
enemy got	18
opportunity offered	18
road toward	18
meridian campaign	18
yaquina bay	18
second iowa	18
regimental commanders	18
time came	18
feel disposed	18
hereby declare	18
general forrest	18
sherman ordered	18
hand conflict	18
ground near	18
loyal men	18
caused great	18
custom house	18
captured two	18
immediately turned	18
march northward	18
western army	18
made another	18
th december	18
two sides	17
sherman left	17
two later	17
army south	17
hands without	17
constituted authorities	17
must come	17
maintain discipline	17
colonel buckland	17
human beings	17
several assaults	17
men standing	17
best efforts	17
battle raging	17
gradual emancipation	17
numerical strength	17
northern end	17
days longer	17
miles southwest	17
thousand three	17
probably less	17
infantry regiments	17
retreating foe	17
grand campaign	17
will ever	17
dear mr	17
one trip	17
four months	17
cut away	17
taken prisoners	17
john sedgwick	17
commenced crossing	17
protective tariff	17
general advance	17
lee might	17
full share	17
troops arrived	17
came next	17
general parker	17
left back	17
felt certain	17
joined general	17
south end	17
half way	17
slave power	17
troops made	17
rifle pits	17
illinois river	17
one army	17
general gillem	17
strong intrenchments	17
still holding	17
voluntary enlistments	17
friendly relations	17
battalion drill	17
three companies	17
general riley	17
one years	17
chapter xxvii	17
orders given	17
retreated across	17
cross fire	17
thousand confederate	17
wing moved	17
attacked general	17
take position	17
unsuccessful assault	17
two leading	17
seven years	17
within four	17
troops back	17
best possible	17
even now	17
enemy evacuated	17
republican form	17
dick taylor	17
ultimate success	17
state constitution	17
successfully executed	17
union commander	17
retreating column	17
reached san	17
machine shops	17
forrest made	17
signal corps	17
lieutenant william	17
road farther	17
states minister	17
troops occupied	17
first attack	17
orders came	17
felt great	17
undisputed possession	17
moved rapidly	17
one instance	17
river north	17
lee made	17
ever fought	17
getting troops	17
naturally supposed	17
point within	17
personal observation	17
fifth army	17
potomac river	17
boundary line	17
one way	17
corps pushed	17
left corinth	17
progress made	17
james rivers	17
easy task	17
hill overlooking	17
move north	17
orange court	17
firing ceased	17
go far	17
finally got	17
entire front	17
grant will	17
leading north	17
country open	17
mcpherson moved	17
column just	17
chapter xxviii	17
troops going	17