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... Davis was unable to promise the reinforcements which both deemed essential to the plan , and it came to nothing . Throughout this period Davis and Johnston inclined towards a defensive policy , the latter insisting that Confederate ...
... Davis was unable to promise the reinforcements which both deemed essential to the plan , and it came to nothing . Throughout this period Davis and Johnston inclined towards a defensive policy , the latter insisting that Confederate ...
Page 214
... Davis were revealed as he measured himself against the mountainous problems which confronted him . Whereas Lincoln , against all expectation , grew with the terrible responsibilities which he bore , Davis struggled to maintain his old ...
... Davis were revealed as he measured himself against the mountainous problems which confronted him . Whereas Lincoln , against all expectation , grew with the terrible responsibilities which he bore , Davis struggled to maintain his old ...
Page 223
... Davis's yes - man , but , to varying degrees , men like John Milton of Florida , J. J. Pettus and Charles Clark of ... Davis as president . He had his brushes with Davis from the moment the first Georgia regiments were raised , but it is ...
... Davis's yes - man , but , to varying degrees , men like John Milton of Florida , J. J. Pettus and Charles Clark of ... Davis as president . He had his brushes with Davis from the moment the first Georgia regiments were raised , but it is ...
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