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... miles from the city . It was built on an artificial island , having for its base a sand and mud bank , which had been made secure by long and weary labors in firmly imbedding in it refuse blocks and chips from the granite quarries of ...
... miles from the city . It was built on an artificial island , having for its base a sand and mud bank , which had been made secure by long and weary labors in firmly imbedding in it refuse blocks and chips from the granite quarries of ...
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... miles . The people of Hampton , even those who lived beyond , saw the red light , and thought all Norfolk was on fire . It was certainly a grand though terrible spectacle to witness . In the midst of the brilliance of the scene , the ...
... miles . The people of Hampton , even those who lived beyond , saw the red light , and thought all Norfolk was on fire . It was certainly a grand though terrible spectacle to witness . In the midst of the brilliance of the scene , the ...
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... miles of the capital , Mr. Seward , in a letter of instructions to Mr. Dayton , the recently appointed minister to France , dated the 4th of May , urged him to assure that government of the fact that an idea of a permanent disruption of ...
... miles of the capital , Mr. Seward , in a letter of instructions to Mr. Dayton , the recently appointed minister to France , dated the 4th of May , urged him to assure that government of the fact that an idea of a permanent disruption of ...
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... miles distant on the other side , the Confederates had erected a powerful battery , which had proved its efficiency and strength by resisting an attack made upon it on the 19th of May , and continued for two days , by the Federal ...
... miles distant on the other side , the Confederates had erected a powerful battery , which had proved its efficiency and strength by resisting an attack made upon it on the 19th of May , and continued for two days , by the Federal ...
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... miles from Martinsburg , which town the enemy had invested , General Johnston waited for him four days , hoping to be attacked by an adversary double his number . Convinced at length that the enemy would not approach him , General ...
... miles from Martinsburg , which town the enemy had invested , General Johnston waited for him four days , hoping to be attacked by an adversary double his number . Convinced at length that the enemy would not approach him , General ...
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Southern History of the War: The Third Year of the War Edward Alfred Pollard No preview available - 2016 |
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