General Grant's Last Stand; a BiographyScribner, 1936 - 334 pages |
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Page 58
... night [ of the first day's battle ] rain fell in torrents and our troops were exposed to the storm with- out shelter . I made my headquarters under a tree a few hundred yards back from the river bank . My ankle was so much swollen from ...
... night [ of the first day's battle ] rain fell in torrents and our troops were exposed to the storm with- out shelter . I made my headquarters under a tree a few hundred yards back from the river bank . My ankle was so much swollen from ...
Page 108
... night . Great pain in right ear . Did not sleep until six in the morning , then at intervals until noon . " March 4 ... night . A report that the General had died during the night . In the morning both Doctor Barker and myself were ...
... night . Great pain in right ear . Did not sleep until six in the morning , then at intervals until noon . " March 4 ... night . A report that the General had died during the night . In the morning both Doctor Barker and myself were ...
Page 202
... night was not a good one ; not that there was much pain , but a restlessness which deprived him of sleep , so that he had no good , continuous sleep till toward daylight . At one time during the night • · • · . . he requested to be ...
... night was not a good one ; not that there was much pain , but a restlessness which deprived him of sleep , so that he had no good , continuous sleep till toward daylight . At one time during the night • · • · . . he requested to be ...
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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