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Forgotten Campaign: The Siege Of Suffolk, April 11 - May 4, 1863, Steven A. Cormier
Forgotten Campaign: The Siege Of Suffolk, April 11 - May 4, 1863, Steven A. Cormier
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In April 1863, the Federal garrison at Suffolk, Virginia, commanded by Major General John J. Peck, was attacked by 20,000 Confederates under Lieutenant General James Longstreet. For 22 days, Longstreet's rebels kept Peck's Federals bottled up inside Suffolk while Confederate commissary troops emptied the surrounding countryside of precious food. and forage. Peck's 25,000 Federals, most of whom had seen little previous action, and the U. S. Navy gunboats sent to protect their river flank, managed to embarrass Longstreet's veterans and prevent the garrison from being captured. Nevertheless, the Siege of Suffolk was a Confederate success. Thousands of Yankee soldiers were …
The Evening Parade A History Of The Marine Corps' Most Famous Ceremony, John H. Admire
The Evening Parade A History Of The Marine Corps' Most Famous Ceremony, John H. Admire
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The San Patricios And The United States-Mexican War Of 1846-1848, Dennis J. Wynn
The San Patricios And The United States-Mexican War Of 1846-1848, Dennis J. Wynn
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