Malvern Hill
Americannoun
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The Battle of Malvern Hill is the nearest approach to melodrama.
From Time Magazine Archive
General McClellan had fought some hard battles in Virginia—Fair Oaks, Mechanicsville, Malvern Hill, and others—with varying success, losing thousands of men in the Chickahominy swamps, and after the battle of Antietam, Sept.
From Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous by Bolton, Sarah K.
They were all veteran troops save the 8th Pennsylvania, which upon many hard-fought fields had covered themselves with gallant honor in defense of their country's cause, from Malvern Hill to Morris Island.
From The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War by Wilson, Joseph T. (Joseph Thomas)
It is stated that he selected the famous position of Malvern Hill, before which Lee’s army was defeated.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various
The events which had immediately preceded Malvern Hill are too fresh in the minds of the people to need any extended recapitulation.
From Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 by Morford, Henry
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