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Halleck was called “ Old Brains ” because of his look of owlish wisdom . He was , in reality , a large emptiness surrounded by an education . Military history was his specialty . He had a contempt for generals who did not know what had ...
Halleck was called “ Old Brains ” because of his look of owlish wisdom . He was , in reality , a large emptiness surrounded by an education . Military history was his specialty . He had a contempt for generals who did not know what had ...
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Johnson called them “ a scrub aristocracy . ' But the Whig party disappeared eventually , and the South became solidly Democratic ... so Johnson found himself on the same side of the political fence as the slave - aristocrats .
Johnson called them “ a scrub aristocracy . ' But the Whig party disappeared eventually , and the South became solidly Democratic ... so Johnson found himself on the same side of the political fence as the slave - aristocrats .
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And he must thank himself for whatever he has done , for most of the so - called aid that has been given him has been pretty thoroughly misguided . § 3 On Christmas Eve of the year 1865 , six young men were killing time in a law office ...
And he must thank himself for whatever he has done , for most of the so - called aid that has been given him has been pretty thoroughly misguided . § 3 On Christmas Eve of the year 1865 , six young men were killing time in a law office ...
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Contents
CHAPTER | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
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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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