Abraham Lincoln: The War Years, Volume 2Harcourt, Brace, 1939 - Presidents |
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... enemies and friends , may be taken when needed ? And is it not needed whenever taking it helps us or hurts the enemy ? Armies , the world over , destroy enemies ' property when they cannot use it ; and even destroy their own to keep it ...
... enemies and friends , may be taken when needed ? And is it not needed whenever taking it helps us or hurts the enemy ? Armies , the world over , destroy enemies ' property when they cannot use it ; and even destroy their own to keep it ...
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... enemy offered it . On the next day he wrote to Davis that " but for the power the enemy possesses of accumulating troops " he would await attack ; his supplies were running low , the river was going down and he might cross the next day ...
... enemy offered it . On the next day he wrote to Davis that " but for the power the enemy possesses of accumulating troops " he would await attack ; his supplies were running low , the river was going down and he might cross the next day ...
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... enemy escape . " The night before , however , Meade had already called a council of war , finding that only two of his corps commanders wanted to fight . Meade himself was for immediate combat , but when the discussion was over de ...
... enemy escape . " The night before , however , Meade had already called a council of war , finding that only two of his corps commanders wanted to fight . Meade himself was for immediate combat , but when the discussion was over de ...
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