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Page 351
... Military business caused headaches for railroad managers ; it was unpredictable and irregular , it disrupted normal traffic and it caused disagreement over rates . Early attempts to fix rates lacked any power of enforcement , and there ...
... Military business caused headaches for railroad managers ; it was unpredictable and irregular , it disrupted normal traffic and it caused disagreement over rates . Early attempts to fix rates lacked any power of enforcement , and there ...
Page 522
... military régime . In Arkansas , the military governor , John S. Phelps , could make little progress until Union forces were in more secure control of a significant area of the state , and in North Carolina Edward Stanley created more ...
... military régime . In Arkansas , the military governor , John S. Phelps , could make little progress until Union forces were in more secure control of a significant area of the state , and in North Carolina Edward Stanley created more ...
Page 581
... military iceberg which never surfaced on the field of battle itself in supply and organisation , and in the relationship of military matters to the grand strategy which embraced much else besides . An organising genius behind the scenes ...
... military iceberg which never surfaced on the field of battle itself in supply and organisation , and in the relationship of military matters to the grand strategy which embraced much else besides . An organising genius behind the scenes ...
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