Abraham Lincoln: A Biography, by Benjamin P. Thomas |
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Page 318
... fight or run . Stanton feels devilish about it . He would like to remove him if he thought it would do . " McClellan seized on the retention of McDowell's corps as further reason for caution . " I am now of the opinion that I shall have ...
... fight or run . Stanton feels devilish about it . He would like to remove him if he thought it would do . " McClellan seized on the retention of McDowell's corps as further reason for caution . " I am now of the opinion that I shall have ...
Page 384
... fight it out . Stubborn " Dutch " Longstreet , distrustful of Lee's plan of battle , was slow to get his troops in motion against the Union left ; the Federal troops waiting on Cemetery Ridge began to think the day might pass without a ...
... fight it out . Stubborn " Dutch " Longstreet , distrustful of Lee's plan of battle , was slow to get his troops in motion against the Union left ; the Federal troops waiting on Cemetery Ridge began to think the day might pass without a ...
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... fight him in the Wilderness , a dense forest of scrub oak , dwarf pines , and hazel thickets , crisscrossed by ... fighting at close quarters . Vicious rifle - flashes split through the murky thickets . The heavy woods deadened the roll ...
... fight him in the Wilderness , a dense forest of scrub oak , dwarf pines , and hazel thickets , crisscrossed by ... fighting at close quarters . Vicious rifle - flashes split through the murky thickets . The heavy woods deadened the roll ...
Contents
The Short and Simple Annals of the Poor | 3 |
Young Man on His Own | 23 |
His Love Affairs | 44 |
Copyright | |
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