General Grant's Last Stand; a BiographyScribner, 1936 - 334 pages |
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... Petersburg by assault , making it impossible for Lee to remain in Richmond . Then he would meet Lee in open battle between Richmond and Petersburg or farther west , for the terrain was such that Lee could not escape to the north . In ...
... Petersburg by assault , making it impossible for Lee to remain in Richmond . Then he would meet Lee in open battle between Richmond and Petersburg or farther west , for the terrain was such that Lee could not escape to the north . In ...
Page 149
... Petersburg , General W. F. Smith , in whom Grant had reposed so much confidence since Chattanooga days , failed miserably . An enemy out- post delayed him for an unconscionable time . In the first attack of June 15 he took more than two ...
... Petersburg , General W. F. Smith , in whom Grant had reposed so much confidence since Chattanooga days , failed miserably . An enemy out- post delayed him for an unconscionable time . In the first attack of June 15 he took more than two ...
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... Petersburg , 150 , 159 ; defense of Petersburg , 153 ; counter - offensive up Shenandoah Val- ley , 154 ; breaks through lines , 183 ; evacuation of Petersburg , 204 , 205 ; re- treat , 207 ff .; letters to Grant , 209 ff .; final ...
... Petersburg , 150 , 159 ; defense of Petersburg , 153 ; counter - offensive up Shenandoah Val- ley , 154 ; breaks through lines , 183 ; evacuation of Petersburg , 204 , 205 ; re- treat , 207 ff .; letters to Grant , 209 ff .; final ...
Contents
The Saddle Back of Time | 3 |
Beginning of the Memoirs II | 11 |
A Note to Doctor Douglas West Point Mexico | 16 |
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