General Grant's Last Stand; a BiographyScribner, 1936 - 334 pages |
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Page 39
... important Fort Donelson . " On the 6th of January , " writes Grant , " before re- ceiving orders for this expedition , I had asked permis- sion of the general commanding the department to go to see him at St. Louis . My object was to ...
... important Fort Donelson . " On the 6th of January , " writes Grant , " before re- ceiving orders for this expedition , I had asked permis- sion of the general commanding the department to go to see him at St. Louis . My object was to ...
Page 129
... importance is greatly to his credit . It rests upon the con- current testimony of those two faithful officers , that he ... important it was that both Grant and Meade should be immediately advised as to the exact state of affairs . . . I ...
... importance is greatly to his credit . It rests upon the con- current testimony of those two faithful officers , that he ... important it was that both Grant and Meade should be immediately advised as to the exact state of affairs . . . I ...
Page 249
... important than they are today . Grant's first choice of Cabinet members consisted of Hamilton Fish , of New York , Secretary of State ; A. T. Stewart , Secretary of the Treasury ; Judge E. Rockwood Hoar , of Massachusetts , Attorney ...
... important than they are today . Grant's first choice of Cabinet members consisted of Hamilton Fish , of New York , Secretary of State ; A. T. Stewart , Secretary of the Treasury ; Judge E. Rockwood Hoar , of Massachusetts , Attorney ...
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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