The Life, Speeches, and Public Services of James A. Garfield, Including an Account of His Assassination, Lingering Pain, Death, and Burial |
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... battle which would have changed its complexion in history . The battle of Chickamauga practically closed General Garfield's military career . About four weeks after the engagement he was sent by Rosecrans to Washington to report ...
... battle which would have changed its complexion in history . The battle of Chickamauga practically closed General Garfield's military career . About four weeks after the engagement he was sent by Rosecrans to Washington to report ...
Page 186
... battle . On December 5th , a few weeks after the battle and after General Rosecrans was relieved , General Gar- field resigned his commission and immediately took his seat in Congress . At the time he resigned , he felt that he was ...
... battle . On December 5th , a few weeks after the battle and after General Rosecrans was relieved , General Gar- field resigned his commission and immediately took his seat in Congress . At the time he resigned , he felt that he was ...
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... battle of Chickamauga . It is not uncommon throughout the press of the country , and many peo- ple , to speak of that battle as a disaster to the army of the United States , and to treat it as a defeat . If that battle was a defeat , we ...
... battle of Chickamauga . It is not uncommon throughout the press of the country , and many peo- ple , to speak of that battle as a disaster to the army of the United States , and to treat it as a defeat . If that battle was a defeat , we ...
Contents
Genealogy of the Garfield Family Earliest Mention of them in | 25 |
CHAPTER II | 38 |
CHAPTER III | 46 |
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