The light and dark of the Rebellion [by C.E. Lester]. |
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... command , that that man dic- tated to me what he knew well , -his parting words to his wife and children , whom he left only a few months ago , ' that they would unite in prayer for him to God ; that he possibly might be restored , but ...
... command , that that man dic- tated to me what he knew well , -his parting words to his wife and children , whom he left only a few months ago , ' that they would unite in prayer for him to God ; that he possibly might be restored , but ...
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... commands ; and those men were mostly foreigners , of the lowest rank in society . When the ARMY OF THE PEOPLE took the field , inferiority of breeding or social position found no place . The rank and file rose even above mediocrity ...
... commands ; and those men were mostly foreigners , of the lowest rank in society . When the ARMY OF THE PEOPLE took the field , inferiority of breeding or social position found no place . The rank and file rose even above mediocrity ...
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... command of us there , in place of the wounded General Hatch . In forming his division the night before the battle , while the general and his staff were riding along through the lines , a rebel battery opened on us with shot and shell ...
... command of us there , in place of the wounded General Hatch . In forming his division the night before the battle , while the general and his staff were riding along through the lines , a rebel battery opened on us with shot and shell ...
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... commands . The idea of prosecuting a war with any great success on this system would have been simply ridiculous , had it not been suicidal . Tens of thousands of our best troops were kept up to their waists at work in water and mud ...
... commands . The idea of prosecuting a war with any great success on this system would have been simply ridiculous , had it not been suicidal . Tens of thousands of our best troops were kept up to their waists at work in water and mud ...
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... command to instruct and delight his friends . principles of law and public economy . For what little I may have written or done that has been or may become of any service to my fellow - men , I shall always be grateful to him as my ...
... command to instruct and delight his friends . principles of law and public economy . For what little I may have written or done that has been or may become of any service to my fellow - men , I shall always be grateful to him as my ...
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