 | Homer Baxter Sprague - 1867 - 416 Seiten
...uncomfortable. Next morning overcoats were in demand. Leaving the First Louisiana to hold Donaldsonville, and throwing out skirmishers and flankers the brigade...time they had ever seen the Yankees, and their ivory teeth and shining eyes glistened behind every fence, as they 79 shouted, " Glory to God !" " God bless... | |
 | Homer Baxter Sprague - 1867 - 370 Seiten
...uncomfortable. Next morning overcoats were in demand. Leaving the First Louisiana to hold Donaldsonville, and throwing out skirmishers and flankers the brigade...time they had ever seen the Yankees, and their ivory teeth and shining eyes glistened behind every fence, as they 79 shouted, " Glory to God !" " God bless... | |
 | Christopher G. Peña - 2004 - 518 Seiten
...shouting. Capt. Sprague of the 13* Connecticut added, "Great numbers of negroes left their owner's plantations and joined us, bringing with them mules,...was the first time they had ever seen the Yankees." To show their gratitude, many of the slaves happily carried the soldiers' knapsack, which were gladly... | |
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We passed several villages, and saw two camps, just vacated, the fires still blazing. One of these was well built, with comfortable cane-roofed huts. These quickly disappeared in smoke, the burning stalks bursting with loud explosions, which rattled like... 