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Page 26
... horse- thief and assassin , and his murder of peaceful and unsuspect ยท ing citizens at Harper's Ferry in the month of October , 1859 , was a practical illustration of the lessons of the Northern Re publicans , and of their inevitable ...
... horse- thief and assassin , and his murder of peaceful and unsuspect ยท ing citizens at Harper's Ferry in the month of October , 1859 , was a practical illustration of the lessons of the Northern Re publicans , and of their inevitable ...
Page 63
... horse cars , found the track bar- ricaded near one of the docks by stones , sand , and old anchors thrown upon it , and were compelled to attempt the passage to the depot , at the other end of the city , on foot . They had not advanced ...
... horse cars , found the track bar- ricaded near one of the docks by stones , sand , and old anchors thrown upon it , and were compelled to attempt the passage to the depot , at the other end of the city , on foot . They had not advanced ...
Page 85
... horse , which was wounded and had become unman- ageable , he refused to surrender his sword to his captors , and a messenger had to ride six miles to find an officer to receive it from the hands of the ill - starred commander . When Gen ...
... horse , which was wounded and had become unman- ageable , he refused to surrender his sword to his captors , and a messenger had to ride six miles to find an officer to receive it from the hands of the ill - starred commander . When Gen ...
Page 87
... horse of the general came galloping past without a rider . He fell just as he gave the order to the skirmishers to retire , and one of them was killed by his side . At the second ford , where Gen. Garnett was killed , the enemy ...
... horse of the general came galloping past without a rider . He fell just as he gave the order to the skirmishers to retire , and one of them was killed by his side . At the second ford , where Gen. Garnett was killed , the enemy ...
Page 88
... horses . Gen. McClellan announced to the government at Washing- ton a signal victory . He summed up the results of the battle on the mountain and his pursuit of the retreating army as two hundred killed and wounded , a thousand taken ...
... horses . Gen. McClellan announced to the government at Washing- ton a signal victory . He summed up the results of the battle on the mountain and his pursuit of the retreating army as two hundred killed and wounded , a thousand taken ...
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