Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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Page 23
... Colonel Lear ; also Colonel Lear's account of Washington's conduct when he heard of the treason of Major André , and of his great excitement over St. Clair's de- feat by the Indians in 1791 ; also , the opening of Congress in ...
... Colonel Lear ; also Colonel Lear's account of Washington's conduct when he heard of the treason of Major André , and of his great excitement over St. Clair's de- feat by the Indians in 1791 ; also , the opening of Congress in ...
Page 55
... colonel of the 21st Regiment of Illinois Volunteers . The fame of Illinois will glow on the page of history ; and among all her sons , civil and military , none brought a purer spirit or a warmer heart to her cause than Richard Yates ...
... colonel of the 21st Regiment of Illinois Volunteers . The fame of Illinois will glow on the page of history ; and among all her sons , civil and military , none brought a purer spirit or a warmer heart to her cause than Richard Yates ...
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... ( Colonel McClure ) , and assured the President that desperate and protracted war must come , and that his State would at once assure the national authority of her willingness to meet the terrible trial by a prompt reorganization of her ...
... ( Colonel McClure ) , and assured the President that desperate and protracted war must come , and that his State would at once assure the national authority of her willingness to meet the terrible trial by a prompt reorganization of her ...
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... Colonel - general's paper , which was even with me in insisting that Wheeler should be returned , wheeled about at the last moment , and went in for Marshall , The Tribune alone clinging to Wheeler till the last . I rejoice that they ...
... Colonel - general's paper , which was even with me in insisting that Wheeler should be returned , wheeled about at the last moment , and went in for Marshall , The Tribune alone clinging to Wheeler till the last . I rejoice that they ...
Page 110
... colonel , adjutant - general , and quartermaster - general under Washington ; present at the bat- tles of Brandywine and Germantown , and at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown , Virginia ; removed to Philadel- phia , trading ...
... colonel , adjutant - general , and quartermaster - general under Washington ; present at the bat- tles of Brandywine and Germantown , and at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown , Virginia ; removed to Philadel- phia , trading ...
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