Meet General GrantGarden Publishing Company, 1931 - 524 pages |
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Page 221
... position . . . standing in panicky little knots of men . There was a feeling of defeat in the air . The generals crowded around him . " The position on the right must be retaken at once , " Grant said . In his hand was an unlighted ...
... position . . . standing in panicky little knots of men . There was a feeling of defeat in the air . The generals crowded around him . " The position on the right must be retaken at once , " Grant said . In his hand was an unlighted ...
Page 257
... position at Corinth at a rate of speed resembling that of a tortoise which has nothing in particular to do . The ... positions , he had progressed fifteen miles , and stood at last in sight of Corinth , the flaunting stronghold of the ...
... position at Corinth at a rate of speed resembling that of a tortoise which has nothing in particular to do . The ... positions , he had progressed fifteen miles , and stood at last in sight of Corinth , the flaunting stronghold of the ...
Page 304
... position held , then steamers would be able to come up the Tennessee either to Brown's Ferry , about three miles ( by land ) below Chattanooga , or to Kelly's Ferry , some miles further down the river . From these points supplies might ...
... position held , then steamers would be able to come up the Tennessee either to Brown's Ferry , about three miles ( by land ) below Chattanooga , or to Kelly's Ferry , some miles further down the river . From these points supplies might ...
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MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
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