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He wrote to Jefferson Davis , the Secretary of War at that time , and begged him to take Ulysses back in the army . " I never wished him to leave the servis , ” Jesse wrote . “ I think after spending so much time to qualify himself for ...
He wrote to Jefferson Davis , the Secretary of War at that time , and begged him to take Ulysses back in the army . " I never wished him to leave the servis , ” Jesse wrote . “ I think after spending so much time to qualify himself for ...
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Horace Greeley wrote ponderously in the New York Tribune that secession was justifiable , and that he was glad the slave states were saying good - by . Wendell Phillips delivered an impassioned , erratic speech in which he declared that ...
Horace Greeley wrote ponderously in the New York Tribune that secession was justifiable , and that he was glad the slave states were saying good - by . Wendell Phillips delivered an impassioned , erratic speech in which he declared that ...
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On February 21 , 1864 , J. B. Jones wrote in his Diary : “ I know my ribs stick out , being covered by skin only , for the want of sufficient food ; and this is the case with many thousands of non - producers , while there is enough for ...
On February 21 , 1864 , J. B. Jones wrote in his Diary : “ I know my ribs stick out , being covered by skin only , for the want of sufficient food ; and this is the case with many thousands of non - producers , while there is enough for ...
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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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