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... enemy , and they were much discouraged ; but no steps for relief or removal could be taken then . They determined , however , to leave the county at the first oppor- tunity . In the meantime , the winter descended , and it proved to be ...
... enemy , and they were much discouraged ; but no steps for relief or removal could be taken then . They determined , however , to leave the county at the first oppor- tunity . In the meantime , the winter descended , and it proved to be ...
Page 50
... . Arriving there , scouting parties were sent out to ascertain the position of the enemy . At this time they were joined by two battalions of mounted volunteers from the region of Peoria , who , having a taste 50 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
... . Arriving there , scouting parties were sent out to ascertain the position of the enemy . At this time they were joined by two battalions of mounted volunteers from the region of Peoria , who , having a taste 50 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
Page 51
... enemy escaped , buried the dead of the day before , returned to camp , and was soon joined by General Atkinson with his troops and supplies . The twenty - four hundred men thus brought together made a force sufficiently large to ...
... enemy escaped , buried the dead of the day before , returned to camp , and was soon joined by General Atkinson with his troops and supplies . The twenty - four hundred men thus brought together made a force sufficiently large to ...
Page 60
... enemies , because he felt kindly toward every man . People were glad to see him rise , because it seemed just that he should rise . Indeed , all seemed glad to help him along . He was a man of practical expedients . He always 60 LIFE OF ...
... enemies , because he felt kindly toward every man . People were glad to see him rise , because it seemed just that he should rise . Indeed , all seemed glad to help him along . He was a man of practical expedients . He always 60 LIFE OF ...
Page 74
... enemies , was by telling a story . He began these tactics early in life , and he grew to be wonderfully adept in them . If a man broached a subject which he did not wish to discuss , he told a story which changed the direction of the ...
... enemies , was by telling a story . He began these tactics early in life , and he grew to be wonderfully adept in them . If a man broached a subject which he did not wish to discuss , he told a story which changed the direction of the ...
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