Life of Abraham Lincoln, Presenting His Early History, Political Career, and Speeches in and Out of Congress: Also a General View of His Policy as President of the United States; with His Messages, Proclamations, Letters, Etc., and a Concise History of the WarMoore, Wilstach & Baldwin, 1865 - 510 pages |
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Page 38
... troops had been advanced to Vandruff's Island , opposite the Indian town , where the engagement was antici- pated , and there was much dissatisfaction among the volunteers , and some complaints against the generals , Gaines and Duncan ...
... troops had been advanced to Vandruff's Island , opposite the Indian town , where the engagement was antici- pated , and there was much dissatisfaction among the volunteers , and some complaints against the generals , Gaines and Duncan ...
Page 42
... troops and supplies . The numbers of the army were thus increased to twenty - four hundred , and a few weeks more would have enabled this force to bring the war to a successful close . But many of the vol- unteers , whose time had ...
... troops and supplies . The numbers of the army were thus increased to twenty - four hundred , and a few weeks more would have enabled this force to bring the war to a successful close . But many of the vol- unteers , whose time had ...
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... troops reached Burnt Village , a Winnebago town on the Whitewater river . They were now in a strange country , in which , for want of correct information , they were obliged to advance slowly and cautiously . There were traces of ...
... troops reached Burnt Village , a Winnebago town on the Whitewater river . They were now in a strange country , in which , for want of correct information , they were obliged to advance slowly and cautiously . There were traces of ...
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... troops and supplies , ) the first of which set sail from the Washington Navy - Yard on the 6th of April , and the remainder during the next three days . The orders were sealed , but the movement could not be alto- gether a secret . In ...
... troops and supplies , ) the first of which set sail from the Washington Navy - Yard on the 6th of April , and the remainder during the next three days . The orders were sealed , but the movement could not be alto- gether a secret . In ...
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... troops . " Kentucky will furnish no troops , " said Governor Magoffin , " for the wicked purpose of subduing her sister Southern States . " " The militia of Virginia , " wrote Letcher to Secretary Cameron , " will not be furnished to ...
... troops . " Kentucky will furnish no troops , " said Governor Magoffin , " for the wicked purpose of subduing her sister Southern States . " " The militia of Virginia , " wrote Letcher to Secretary Cameron , " will not be furnished to ...
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