Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 2Robert Clarke Company, 1904 |
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... satisfaction in securing for the command in this quarter an officer so high in military repute and personal standing as Albert Sidney Johnston . He was believed capable of doing marvels , CAPTURE OF FORT DONELSON . II.
... satisfaction in securing for the command in this quarter an officer so high in military repute and personal standing as Albert Sidney Johnston . He was believed capable of doing marvels , CAPTURE OF FORT DONELSON . II.
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... officer Foote on the 6th , and Grant , whose men had been detained by fogs and floods after disembarking , arrived and took possession . Nearly all the garrison had escaped be fore the surrender , taking refuge in Fort Donelson ...
... officer Foote on the 6th , and Grant , whose men had been detained by fogs and floods after disembarking , arrived and took possession . Nearly all the garrison had escaped be fore the surrender , taking refuge in Fort Donelson ...
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... officer and the rest of his com- mand . Grant had formed his lines that morning , ex- tending a distance of three miles , his right under McClernand , its extreme near the river above Dover , his left under C. F. Smith , touching ...
... officer and the rest of his com- mand . Grant had formed his lines that morning , ex- tending a distance of three miles , his right under McClernand , its extreme near the river above Dover , his left under C. F. Smith , touching ...
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... officer whom Secretary Floyd could trust- was sent to supersede the Unionist officer commanding there . Under Loring was Lieutenant - Colonel George B. Crittenden , later heard of at Mill Springs . In the main , however , the forces in ...
... officer whom Secretary Floyd could trust- was sent to supersede the Unionist officer commanding there . Under Loring was Lieutenant - Colonel George B. Crittenden , later heard of at Mill Springs . In the main , however , the forces in ...
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... officer in the field . Some hours later , Smith's division and Naglee's brigade were sent to his support by McClellan , who had arrived between 4 and 5 o'clock ; and then came Hancock's brilliant bayonet charge and his occupation of the ...
... officer in the field . Some hours later , Smith's division and Naglee's brigade were sent to his support by McClellan , who had arrived between 4 and 5 o'clock ; and then came Hancock's brilliant bayonet charge and his occupation of the ...
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