Meet General GrantAmerikansk historie, USA's historie, amerikansk biografi om General Ulysses S. Grant, 1822-1889, som først havde en militær karriere, bl.a. i Mexican War, og blev en berømt general i Nordstatshæren, Union Army, under den Amerikanske Borgerkrig, 1861-1865, og senere endte som amerikansk president. Beskriver hans liv, levnedsløb og militære og politiske karriere. Udkom i 1928. |
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Page 221
... position standing in panicky little knots of men . There was a feeling of defeat in the air . The generals crowded around him . " The position on the right must be retaken at once , " Grant said . In his hand was an unlighted cigar ...
... position standing in panicky little knots of men . There was a feeling of defeat in the air . The generals crowded around him . " The position on the right must be retaken at once , " Grant said . In his hand was an unlighted cigar ...
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... position held , then steamers would be able to come up the Tennessee either to Brown's Ferry , about three miles ( by land ) below Chattanooga , or to Kelly's Ferry , some miles further down the river . From these points supplies might ...
... position held , then steamers would be able to come up the Tennessee either to Brown's Ferry , about three miles ( by land ) below Chattanooga , or to Kelly's Ferry , some miles further down the river . From these points supplies might ...
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... position . Meade offered to resign .. but let Grant tell it in his own words . He says ( Memoirs , Vol . II , p . 116 ) : · I had known General Meade slightly in the Mexican war , but had not met him since until this visit . . . . Meade ...
... position . Meade offered to resign .. but let Grant tell it in his own words . He says ( Memoirs , Vol . II , p . 116 ) : · I had known General Meade slightly in the Mexican war , but had not met him since until this visit . . . . Meade ...
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MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
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