Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 2Robert Clarke Company, 1904 |
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... march . Fort Donelson was of much greater strength and extent than Fort Henry , occupying a table - land more than one hundred feet above the level of the river banks . The outer works covered the town of Dover and ex- tended northward ...
... march . Fort Donelson was of much greater strength and extent than Fort Henry , occupying a table - land more than one hundred feet above the level of the river banks . The outer works covered the town of Dover and ex- tended northward ...
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... ( March 11th ) over the army of Buell and its intended field of operations in Tennessee . In Missouri , the main part of the army which Fremont led to Springfield had already been withdrawn by Pope to the Mississippi , while a smaller ...
... ( March 11th ) over the army of Buell and its intended field of operations in Tennessee . In Missouri , the main part of the army which Fremont led to Springfield had already been withdrawn by Pope to the Mississippi , while a smaller ...
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... March Curtis learned that the enemy was close at hand . After obstructing the roads by which Van Dorn's forces were expected , the soldiers bivouacked on the night of the 6th at Sugar Creek , expecting an early assault . Van Dorn ...
... March Curtis learned that the enemy was close at hand . After obstructing the roads by which Van Dorn's forces were expected , the soldiers bivouacked on the night of the 6th at Sugar Creek , expecting an early assault . Van Dorn ...
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... March defeated a small force under Colonel Slough at Apache Pass , and tri- umphantly entered Santa Fe . He found his presence unwelcome , however , and soon withdrew , reaching Fort Bliss after a wild , wearisome march , with but a rem ...
... March defeated a small force under Colonel Slough at Apache Pass , and tri- umphantly entered Santa Fe . He found his presence unwelcome , however , and soon withdrew , reaching Fort Bliss after a wild , wearisome march , with but a rem ...
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... March , joining Beau- regard , who had gathered an army there , consisting of the men he had taken from Manassas ; of Polk's force , that retired from Columbus on the fall of Fort Don- elson ; of the troops so long retained at Pensacola ...
... March , joining Beau- regard , who had gathered an army there , consisting of the men he had taken from Manassas ; of Polk's force , that retired from Columbus on the fall of Fort Don- elson ; of the troops so long retained at Pensacola ...
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