General Grant's Last Stand; a BiographyScribner, 1936 - 334 pages |
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Page 100
... once . On November 4 , Bragg dispatched Long- street's corps off to fight Burnside at Knoxville ; there- fore Grant at once directed Thomas to attack the enemy's right in the hope of forcing the return of troops which had been sent up ...
... once . On November 4 , Bragg dispatched Long- street's corps off to fight Burnside at Knoxville ; there- fore Grant at once directed Thomas to attack the enemy's right in the hope of forcing the return of troops which had been sent up ...
Page 137
... once accepted battle in the open but had dug in to withstand assaults . " It was a new and strange ex- perience for him , " as Coolidge puts it . " This master in the artistry of war now found his match in one less skilled in tactics ...
... once accepted battle in the open but had dug in to withstand assaults . " It was a new and strange ex- perience for him , " as Coolidge puts it . " This master in the artistry of war now found his match in one less skilled in tactics ...
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... once before , General Lee , while we were serving in Mexico . . . and I think I should have rec- ognized you anywhere , " General Grant began . Lee acknowledged quietly that that was the case , but added that he could not recall a ...
... once before , General Lee , while we were serving in Mexico . . . and I think I should have rec- ognized you anywhere , " General Grant began . Lee acknowledged quietly that that was the case , but added that he could not recall a ...
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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