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6 The commandant of cadets during Grant's years at the Academy was C. F. Smith , who was ( I believe ) a captain at that time . Smith was a soldier of great ability . He had a passionate liking for the science of war , and he knew as ...
6 The commandant of cadets during Grant's years at the Academy was C. F. Smith , who was ( I believe ) a captain at that time . Smith was a soldier of great ability . He had a passionate liking for the science of war , and he knew as ...
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I don't think he did ; I do not believe that the idea of going back across the river ever occurred to him as a possible recourse . His character was extremely obstinate , and there was his superstition against turning back .
I don't think he did ; I do not believe that the idea of going back across the river ever occurred to him as a possible recourse . His character was extremely obstinate , and there was his superstition against turning back .
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I do not believe these expensive presents had anything to do with it . He said that he gave the Treasury portfolio to Mr. Stewart because that gentleman had made a great success of his own financial affairs , and he thought he would do ...
I do not believe these expensive presents had anything to do with it . He said that he gave the Treasury portfolio to Mr. Stewart because that gentleman had made a great success of his own financial affairs , and he thought he would do ...
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Contents
CHAPTER | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Meet General Grant A Star book |
| Author | William E. Woodward |
| Publisher | Garden Publishing Company, 1931 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 22 Jan 2010 |
| Length | 524 pages |
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