General Grant's Last Stand; a BiographyScribner, 1936 - 334 pages |
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... corps commander who wanted to risk a fight when Grant did not . His difficulty was that he could never get into his head that Grant was boss ; and he further deceived himself into thinking that the adminis- tration would back him in the ...
... corps commander who wanted to risk a fight when Grant did not . His difficulty was that he could never get into his head that Grant was boss ; and he further deceived himself into thinking that the adminis- tration would back him in the ...
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... corps com- mander ( Longstreet ) who was dispatched toward Burn- side at Knoxville ; and later " in sending away a [ an- other ] division of troops on the eve of battle . " On account of the dangerous position of Burnside , bottled up ...
... corps com- mander ( Longstreet ) who was dispatched toward Burn- side at Knoxville ; and later " in sending away a [ an- other ] division of troops on the eve of battle . " On account of the dangerous position of Burnside , bottled up ...
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... corps was marching past , dismounted , and walked , one might say " strode , " in to join the party on the porch . " He was a man of great gallantry and elegance of manner , and was always excessively polite to the gentler sex . He ...
... corps was marching past , dismounted , and walked , one might say " strode , " in to join the party on the porch . " He was a man of great gallantry and elegance of manner , and was always excessively polite to the gentler sex . He ...
Contents
The Saddle Back of Time | 3 |
Beginning of the Memoirs II | 11 |
A Note to Doctor Douglas West Point Mexico | 16 |
Copyright | |
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