Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 2Robert Clarke Company, 1904 |
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... thought of the matter , he conferred with the naval commander on the expediency of an attempt to take Fort Henry , should his superior give his con- sent . Foote agreed that the project was feasible , and it was laid before Halleck ...
... thought of the matter , he conferred with the naval commander on the expediency of an attempt to take Fort Henry , should his superior give his con- sent . Foote agreed that the project was feasible , and it was laid before Halleck ...
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... 20th , the fatal ending came . the presence of this domestic sorrow , all thought of joyous public demonstration was abandoned . In vol . ii . - 2 CHAPTER II . 1862 . Halleck and Buell - The ROANOKE - DEATH OF " WILLIE . " 17.
... 20th , the fatal ending came . the presence of this domestic sorrow , all thought of joyous public demonstration was abandoned . In vol . ii . - 2 CHAPTER II . 1862 . Halleck and Buell - The ROANOKE - DEATH OF " WILLIE . " 17.
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... thought , acquiesced in — cer- tainly not without reluctance . After you left , I ascertained that less than twenty thou- sand unorganized men , without a single field battery , were all you designed to be left for the defense of ...
... thought , acquiesced in — cer- tainly not without reluctance . After you left , I ascertained that less than twenty thou- sand unorganized men , without a single field battery , were all you designed to be left for the defense of ...
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... thought of taking Richmond , his first concern was to save what he could of the army and its supplies . In the fight of the 26th at Beaver - dam Creek ( near Mechan- icsville ) , the enemy was beaten by the brigades of Reynolds , Meade ...
... thought of taking Richmond , his first concern was to save what he could of the army and its supplies . In the fight of the 26th at Beaver - dam Creek ( near Mechan- icsville ) , the enemy was beaten by the brigades of Reynolds , Meade ...
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... thought the Presi- dent should send reinforcements and allow pursuit of Jackson - speaking their mind with some freedom in several communications . Lincoln replied to Fremont , June 13th : " We can not afford to keep your force and ...
... thought the Presi- dent should send reinforcements and allow pursuit of Jackson - speaking their mind with some freedom in several communications . Lincoln replied to Fremont , June 13th : " We can not afford to keep your force and ...
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