The light and dark of the Rebellion [by C.E. Lester]. |
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... 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 suppose , not less than forty thousand ...
... 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 suppose , not less than forty thousand ...
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... military colonist , he re- mained as one of the pioneers of civilization , and a defender of " the Eternal Empire . " By modern nations it is now considered the duty of gov- ernment to extend to the disabled soldier all its paternal aid ...
... military colonist , he re- mained as one of the pioneers of civilization , and a defender of " the Eternal Empire . " By modern nations it is now considered the duty of gov- ernment to extend to the disabled soldier all its paternal aid ...
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... military ceremony to which they were en- titled , and not even a chaplain to commit ' dust to dust . ' " If the chaplains of hospitals cannot find time , between drawing their pay and distributing soldiers ' banners , ' to attend the ...
... military ceremony to which they were en- titled , and not even a chaplain to commit ' dust to dust . ' " If the chaplains of hospitals cannot find time , between drawing their pay and distributing soldiers ' banners , ' to attend the ...
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... military leaders in all countries and all times , from the chief of a petty tribe of savage warriors to the great captain of an innumerable host . It was under the electric influence of patriotic eloquence that our countless battalions ...
... military leaders in all countries and all times , from the chief of a petty tribe of savage warriors to the great captain of an innumerable host . It was under the electric influence of patriotic eloquence that our countless battalions ...
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... military school . But those who had seen active service had generally had but a few men in their commands ; and those men were mostly foreigners , of the lowest rank in society . When the ARMY OF THE PEOPLE took the field , inferiority ...
... military school . But those who had seen active service had generally had but a few men in their commands ; and those men were mostly foreigners , of the lowest rank in society . When the ARMY OF THE PEOPLE took the field , inferiority ...
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