General Grant's Last Stand; a BiographyScribner, 1936 - 334 pages |
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... Richmond , " the wildest cheers " burst forth from those on foot , or lying wounded on the ground ; and it seemed as if they joined in the buoyant chorus : " It's all right , Wilson ; the troops are headed for Richmond ! " To Grant ...
... Richmond , " the wildest cheers " burst forth from those on foot , or lying wounded on the ground ; and it seemed as if they joined in the buoyant chorus : " It's all right , Wilson ; the troops are headed for Richmond ! " To Grant ...
Page 138
... Richmond first , and the Army of the Potomac would have had a shorter line . Thus , twice since crossing the Rapidan we came near closing the campaign , so far as battles were concerned , from the Rapidan to the James River or Richmond ...
... Richmond first , and the Army of the Potomac would have had a shorter line . Thus , twice since crossing the Rapidan we came near closing the campaign , so far as battles were concerned , from the Rapidan to the James River or Richmond ...
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... 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 spite of intervening failures this is exactly what did happen the ...
... 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 spite of intervening failures this is exactly what did happen the ...
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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