Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 2Robert Clarke Company, 1904 |
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... fight him there either , but seize Columbus and East Ten- nessee , one or both , left exposed by the concentration at Bowling Green . It is a matter of no small anxiety to me , and which I am sure you will not overlook , ARMIES OF THE ...
... fight him there either , but seize Columbus and East Ten- nessee , one or both , left exposed by the concentration at Bowling Green . It is a matter of no small anxiety to me , and which I am sure you will not overlook , ARMIES OF THE ...
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... fight- ing , in which there were serious casualties to the fleet , Fort Henry was surrendered to Flag - officer Foote on the 6th , and Grant , whose men had been detained by fogs and floods after disembarking , arrived and took ...
... fight- ing , in which there were serious casualties to the fleet , Fort Henry was surrendered to Flag - officer Foote on the 6th , and Grant , whose men had been detained by fogs and floods after disembarking , arrived and took ...
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... fight , and bore the severe hardship without loss of spirit . These men had gone through no very prolonged drilling in camp , had no perfection of equipment , yet were ready to do their best . The guns of the Carondelet were heard below ...
... fight , and bore the severe hardship without loss of spirit . These men had gone through no very prolonged drilling in camp , had no perfection of equipment , yet were ready to do their best . The guns of the Carondelet were heard below ...
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... fighting on the 15th began . Riding hurriedly to the right of his lines , he found there had been severe losses by McClernand's men , who had been driven back , but Wallace had come effectively to - their support . Quickly comprehending ...
... fighting on the 15th began . Riding hurriedly to the right of his lines , he found there had been severe losses by McClernand's men , who had been driven back , but Wallace had come effectively to - their support . Quickly comprehending ...
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... fighting . Floyd , availing himself of the slight means of river transportation at command , fled toward Nashville that night , taking with him as many Virginia troops as could be carried . Colonel Forrest also got away , with a body of ...
... fighting . Floyd , availing himself of the slight means of river transportation at command , fled toward Nashville that night , taking with him as many Virginia troops as could be carried . Colonel Forrest also got away , with a body of ...
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