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Molino Del Rey 95 place could not be taken without an enormous loss of men , but Captain Lee and his engineers distinguished themselves again by finding a practicable road over lava beds which were supposed to be impassable .
Molino Del Rey 95 place could not be taken without an enormous loss of men , but Captain Lee and his engineers distinguished themselves again by finding a practicable road over lava beds which were supposed to be impassable .
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Paducah was taken on the morning of September 6th without firing a shot . The storekeepers had closed their shops , fearful of pillage , and the streets were deserted . The citizens were at home , busily employed in hauling down the ...
Paducah was taken on the morning of September 6th without firing a shot . The storekeepers had closed their shops , fearful of pillage , and the streets were deserted . The citizens were at home , busily employed in hauling down the ...
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Bristow learned that Babcock had been in correspondence with the leaders of the Whisky Ring , that he had collected money from the distillers , that he had taken valuable presents from them , and had used their money to finance Grant's ...
Bristow learned that Babcock had been in correspondence with the leaders of the Whisky Ring , that he had collected money from the distillers , that he had taken valuable presents from them , and had used their money to finance Grant's ...
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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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