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Pryor , of Virginia , left his seat , moved quickly towards Lovejoy , and with a gesture full of menace , exclaimed , in a voice of anger : “ The gentleman from Illinois shall not approach this side of the House , shaking his fists and ...
Pryor , of Virginia , left his seat , moved quickly towards Lovejoy , and with a gesture full of menace , exclaimed , in a voice of anger : “ The gentleman from Illinois shall not approach this side of the House , shaking his fists and ...
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Above the din might be heard the voice of Potter , saying , “ I do not believe that side of the House can say where a member shall speak , and they shall not say it ” ; also the cries of a member from Mississippi and a member froin ...
Above the din might be heard the voice of Potter , saying , “ I do not believe that side of the House can say where a member shall speak , and they shall not say it ” ; also the cries of a member from Mississippi and a member froin ...
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He landed his troops on the Missouri side , a few miles above Belmont , and marched down through cornfields and underbrush toward the Confederate position . It was a disorganized fight , full of cheering , yelling and smoke .
He landed his troops on the Missouri side , a few miles above Belmont , and marched down through cornfields and underbrush toward the Confederate position . It was a disorganized fight , full of cheering , yelling and smoke .
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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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