General Grant's Last Stand; a BiographyScribner, 1936 - 334 pages |
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Page 100
... troops under his allied 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 ...
... troops under his allied 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 ...
Page 156
... troops . Ledlie's undrilled division was there- fore substituted at the last minute . Grant pays him the lowest tribute that one soldier can pay another , saying that before his troops rushed into the crater " their commander found some ...
... troops . Ledlie's undrilled division was there- fore substituted at the last minute . Grant pays him the lowest tribute that one soldier can pay another , saying that before his troops rushed into the crater " their commander found some ...
Page 158
... troops in the field , with instructions to put himself south of the enemy and follow him to the death . Wherever the enemy goes let our troops go also . Once started up the valley they ought to be fol- lowed until we get possession of ...
... troops in the field , with instructions to put himself south of the enemy and follow him to the death . Wherever the enemy goes let our troops go also . Once started up the valley they ought to be fol- lowed until we get possession of ...
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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