Harper's Encyclopædia of United States History from 458 A.D. to 1909: Based Upon the Plan of Benson John Lossing...Harper, 1905 - United States |
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... command of a regiment of cavalry in Texas in 1860 , and towards the close of that year he obtained leave of absence and returned home , where he was when appointed to the command of the Virginia forces . Lee , ROBERT EDWARD , military ...
... command of a regiment of cavalry in Texas in 1860 , and towards the close of that year he obtained leave of absence and returned home , where he was when appointed to the command of the Virginia forces . Lee , ROBERT EDWARD , military ...
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... command ( the 5th Army Corps ) . Anticipating an attack from the Confederate forces on the morn- ing of the 28th , Hooker's command being out of ammunition at the time , and in order that he might be prepared for this attack , and also ...
... command ( the 5th Army Corps ) . Anticipating an attack from the Confederate forces on the morn- ing of the 28th , Hooker's command being out of ammunition at the time , and in order that he might be prepared for this attack , and also ...
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... command to General Sullivan . There was a range of thickly wooded hills , extending from the Narrows to Jamaica , through which sev- eral roads passed ; while another extend- ed near the shores of the bay , from the Narrows to Brooklyn ...
... command to General Sullivan . There was a range of thickly wooded hills , extending from the Narrows to Jamaica , through which sev- eral roads passed ; while another extend- ed near the shores of the bay , from the Narrows to Brooklyn ...
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