General Grant's Last Stand; a BiographyScribner, 1936 - 334 pages |
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... never taken before ; but it was one I never forgot after- wards . From that event to the close of the war , I never experienced trepidation upon confronting an enemy , though I always felt more or less anxiety . I never forgot that he ...
... never taken before ; but it was one I never forgot after- wards . From that event to the close of the war , I never experienced trepidation upon confronting an enemy , though I always felt more or less anxiety . I never forgot that he ...
Page 87
... never made the remark about feeding the same brand of whiskey to his other generals . The entire question , one imagines , is given too much prominence in the case of a man whose relaxation from the twin nemeses of strain and boredom ...
... never made the remark about feeding the same brand of whiskey to his other generals . The entire question , one imagines , is given too much prominence in the case of a man whose relaxation from the twin nemeses of strain and boredom ...
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... never to arise alive . They have never given us any cause for alarm on this account , and I trust they never will . With these few injunctions and the knowledge I have of your love and affection and the dutiful affection of all our ...
... never to arise alive . They have never given us any cause for alarm on this account , and I trust they never will . With these few injunctions and the knowledge I have of your love and affection and the dutiful affection of all our ...
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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