Lincoln the Politician: How the Rail-splitter and Flatboatman Played the Great American Game |
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... Army of the Potomac , The Army of Western Virginia , The Army near Mumfordsville , Kentucky , The Army and flotilla at Cairo , And a naval force in the Gulf of Mexico , be ready for movement on that day . That all other forces , both ...
... Army of the Potomac , The Army of Western Virginia , The Army near Mumfordsville , Kentucky , The Army and flotilla at Cairo , And a naval force in the Gulf of Mexico , be ready for movement on that day . That all other forces , both ...
Page 363
... Army of the Potomac , saying : " I have just read your commanding general's report of the battle of Fredericksburg . Although you were not suc- cessful , the attempt was not an error , nor the failure other than accident . The courage ...
... Army of the Potomac , saying : " I have just read your commanding general's report of the battle of Fredericksburg . Although you were not suc- cessful , the attempt was not an error , nor the failure other than accident . The courage ...
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... army corps , orders secure defense of Wash- ington , 292 , 293 ; army orders con- flict with McClellan's , 294-297 ; takes on himself burden of Cameron cen- sure , 297 , 298 ; begins nagging Mc- Clellan , 299 , 300 ; asks McClellan to ...
... army corps , orders secure defense of Wash- ington , 292 , 293 ; army orders con- flict with McClellan's , 294-297 ; takes on himself burden of Cameron cen- sure , 297 , 298 ; begins nagging Mc- Clellan , 299 , 300 ; asks McClellan to ...
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Shaky | 186 |
Three to One You Dont Get | 192 |
The Inside Track | 208 |
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