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...nine expect to have the use of Holmes field by the middle of April. It is hoped that it may be got into condition at that time by being sodded and rolled...
...executive committee of the Inter-collegiate Athletic Association have decided unanimously in favor of the Manhattan grounds for the field meeting...
...seats on Jarvis have been again placed in position suitable for witnessing baseball matches, and the backstop has been rebuilt. The field which had an unusual appearance last fall to meet the wants of football has now its old time look...
...mountains and awaited the movements of his opponent. Rose crans, hitherto successful, now began to make mistakes. He moved forward after Bragg and separated his three corps. This was dangerous, for to hold his long line of communication much of his army had been detached from his active field force. Bragg, on the other hand, had received large reinforcements, among them the celebrated corps of Longstreet from Lee's army in Virginia. These gave him a numerical superiority and he, in his turn, prepared to take the offensive and crush Rosecrans' detached forces. Here was a great opportunity to retrieve...
...foresight, Rosecrans made a movement of troops from the right just as that portion of the army was about to be attacked by Longstreet. Under this general a superior force of Confederates quickly crushed in the Union right, already in confusion, and drove several of the divisions from the field. The remainder joined the flank of Thomas' corps and stood out the remainder of the battle. Rosecrans, seeing defeat on one flank believed that his army was defeated and retired to the rear to prepare for gathering the fugitives. Thomas, who still remained firm, thought otherwise and made every effort...