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Planters from the Carolinas carried small armies of slaves to the rich young lands of Mississippi . Slavery ran like a tidal wave across the Gulf states . Whitney's invention was the most momentous achievement of a single individual ...
Planters from the Carolinas carried small armies of slaves to the rich young lands of Mississippi . Slavery ran like a tidal wave across the Gulf states . Whitney's invention was the most momentous achievement of a single individual ...
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They carried innumerable mascots — eagles , goats , dogs , and so on , as well as all sorts of flags . The Confederate troops were particularly joyous . The volunteer companies gave their organizations such fierce names as “ Tigers ...
They carried innumerable mascots — eagles , goats , dogs , and so on , as well as all sorts of flags . The Confederate troops were particularly joyous . The volunteer companies gave their organizations such fierce names as “ Tigers ...
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The steamers did not carry any troops , but only volunteer crews . The passage was made on April 16th ... The shell - battered steamers nosed themselves up to the bank , and the troops were carried across , a regiment at a time .
The steamers did not carry any troops , but only volunteer crews . The passage was made on April 16th ... The shell - battered steamers nosed themselves up to the bank , and the troops were carried across , a regiment at a time .
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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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