The light and dark of the Rebellion [by C.E. Lester]. |
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... battle for the country we all love than we possibly can from those lower ones where , from the force of habit , the prejudices of the past , and selfish hopes of the future , we are sure to expend much of our ingenuity and strength in ...
... battle for the country we all love than we possibly can from those lower ones where , from the force of habit , the prejudices of the past , and selfish hopes of the future , we are sure to expend much of our ingenuity and strength in ...
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... Battle of Ball's Bluff .. XIX . - Soldiers ' Relief Associations . XX . - The Dark in the White House .. XXI . - The Life of an Army Paymaster for a Day ...... 112 127 135 142 145 PAGE XXII . - The Immolation and Redemption of the 1 * 5.
... Battle of Ball's Bluff .. XIX . - Soldiers ' Relief Associations . XX . - The Dark in the White House .. XXI . - The Life of an Army Paymaster for a Day ...... 112 127 135 142 145 PAGE XXII . - The Immolation and Redemption of the 1 * 5.
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... battle , I went through the improvised military hospitals of Washington . Since those dark days of terror and blood , I have not left the Dis- trict of Columbia , except for one day . During these twenty - two months , I have seen , I ...
... battle , I went through the improvised military hospitals of Washington . Since those dark days of terror and blood , I have not left the Dis- trict of Columbia , except for one day . During these twenty - two months , I have seen , I ...
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... battle under a good leader ; but he alone is the real hero who can be brave when the battle is over . " The decisive conflicts of armies may be , and generally are , short ; but their results last forever . Those who lead embattled ...
... battle under a good leader ; but he alone is the real hero who can be brave when the battle is over . " The decisive conflicts of armies may be , and generally are , short ; but their results last forever . Those who lead embattled ...
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... battle which he saw raged , —how his comrades fought and fell , -how each battalion answered to the order , Charge ! -how each regiment closed in solid . column , and each division formed its last line of defence or attack . Let no well ...
... battle which he saw raged , —how his comrades fought and fell , -how each battalion answered to the order , Charge ! -how each regiment closed in solid . column , and each division formed its last line of defence or attack . Let no well ...
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