The Struggle Of'72: The Issues and Candidates of the Present Political Campaign: Containing Biographical Sketches of All the Candidates for President and Vice-president; History and Platforms of the Great Political Parties; Facts about Public Men and Measures; Review of Grant's Administration; the Queer Record of Horace Greeley |
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... Attack on Grand Gulf - Battle of Port Gibson - Vicksburg Described - Feints - The Battles of Champion Hills - The Town Invested - The Grand Assault - The Outer Works Carried - The Rebel Commander Capitulates- " Unconditional Sur- render ...
... Attack on Grand Gulf - Battle of Port Gibson - Vicksburg Described - Feints - The Battles of Champion Hills - The Town Invested - The Grand Assault - The Outer Works Carried - The Rebel Commander Capitulates- " Unconditional Sur- render ...
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... ATTACKS ON THE ADMINISTRATION . Of this sort of tactics were the attack on the Navy Department in the House , the tirade of Charles Sumner in the Senate and other similar demonstrations against the Executive and his cabi- net , and ...
... ATTACKS ON THE ADMINISTRATION . Of this sort of tactics were the attack on the Navy Department in the House , the tirade of Charles Sumner in the Senate and other similar demonstrations against the Executive and his cabi- net , and ...
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... attacking party ; viz . , 84 killed and 300 wounded and missing out of a command of 2,850 men . Of the five regi- ments of infantry , one battery and two squadrons of cavalry engaged , the 7th Iowa Infantry suffered most seriously . The ...
... attacking party ; viz . , 84 killed and 300 wounded and missing out of a command of 2,850 men . Of the five regi- ments of infantry , one battery and two squadrons of cavalry engaged , the 7th Iowa Infantry suffered most seriously . The ...
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... attack on the right of the enemies lines , which had been left weakened by the massing in front of McCler- nand . A dashing charge was made , led by Smith in person , and all the positions carried . This was the turning point in the ...
... attack on the right of the enemies lines , which had been left weakened by the massing in front of McCler- nand . A dashing charge was made , led by Smith in person , and all the positions carried . This was the turning point in the ...
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... attacks of slander and innu- endo made in the United States Senate , and inspir- ed by motives far less worthy of charity than those which made necessary the attack upon Donelson ! PROMOTED TO MAJOR GENERAL . The victory achieved at ...
... attacks of slander and innu- endo made in the United States Senate , and inspir- ed by motives far less worthy of charity than those which made necessary the attack upon Donelson ! PROMOTED TO MAJOR GENERAL . The victory achieved at ...
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