Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 2Robert Clarke Company, 1904 |
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Page 19
... confusion and rout . So ended the conflict of the 7th . Flushed with his success against Carr , whose retreat into Missouri now seemed to be cut off , Van Dorn sought to gather all his strength on the next day BATTLE OF PEA RIDGE . 19.
... confusion and rout . So ended the conflict of the 7th . Flushed with his success against Carr , whose retreat into Missouri now seemed to be cut off , Van Dorn sought to gather all his strength on the next day BATTLE OF PEA RIDGE . 19.
Page 43
... success , " and prom- ised to " push the enemy to the wall . " His dispatches of the next day were less jubilant . It was “ raining hard , " the " roads infamous , " " horrible . " At 10 o'clock that night he reported from his " Bivouac ...
... success , " and prom- ised to " push the enemy to the wall . " His dispatches of the next day were less jubilant . It was “ raining hard , " the " roads infamous , " " horrible . " At 10 o'clock that night he reported from his " Bivouac ...
Page 48
... success of your army and the cause of the country are the same , and , of course , I only desire the good of the cause . Availing himself of the permission granted , the Gen- eral provisionally formed two additional army corps - the ...
... success of your army and the cause of the country are the same , and , of course , I only desire the good of the cause . Availing himself of the permission granted , the Gen- eral provisionally formed two additional army corps - the ...
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... . The Constitution of the Union must be preserved , whatever may be the cost in time , treasure and blood . If secession is successful , other dissolutions are clearly to be seen in the future . 74 LINCOLN AND HIS PRESIDENCY .
... . The Constitution of the Union must be preserved , whatever may be the cost in time , treasure and blood . If secession is successful , other dissolutions are clearly to be seen in the future . 74 LINCOLN AND HIS PRESIDENCY .
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... success with twenty thousand . But you afterward telegraphed me that you would require thirty - five thousand , as the enemy was being largely reinforced . . To keep your army in its present position until it could be so reinforced ...
... success with twenty thousand . But you afterward telegraphed me that you would require thirty - five thousand , as the enemy was being largely reinforced . . To keep your army in its present position until it could be so reinforced ...
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