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 31
... taken off in a some- what similar fashion . In the beam - room of Jesse Grant's tannery the reeking skins were stretched from poles laid horizontally across the beams of the roof . A semi - dark , fetid place this was , with a musty ...
... taken off in a some- what similar fashion . In the beam - room of Jesse Grant's tannery the reeking skins were stretched from poles laid horizontally across the beams of the roof . A semi - dark , fetid place this was , with a musty ...
Page 40
... had never in his life taken the trouble to fold his clothes and put them away or to keep his shoes shined . In the battered copy of the Regulations of the Military Cadet Life 41 Academy for 1839 which I possess the 40 Meet General Grant.
... had never in his life taken the trouble to fold his clothes and put them away or to keep his shoes shined . In the battered copy of the Regulations of the Military Cadet Life 41 Academy for 1839 which I possess the 40 Meet General Grant.
Page 41
... taken by a sort of military monasticism which is precise rather than harsh . One has only to thumb the book a little , dipping in here and there , to catch its spirit . Rule 187 tells what a cadet must do when he gets up in the morning ...
... taken by a sort of military monasticism which is precise rather than harsh . One has only to thumb the book a little , dipping in here and there , to catch its spirit . Rule 187 tells what a cadet must do when he gets up in the morning ...
Page 87
... taken by the Americans in a series of desperate attacks . Men fought in the streets and on the flat roofs of the houses . Grant's place was in the rear of the army with the wagon trains , but he did not remain there long . The sharp ...
... taken by the Americans in a series of desperate attacks . Men fought in the streets and on the flat roofs of the houses . Grant's place was in the rear of the army with the wagon trains , but he did not remain there long . The sharp ...
Page 93
... taken on the battlefield with arms in their hands , were hanged or whipped . It was a campaign of engineers , and one that required their most expert skill . Scott's chief of engineers was Robert E. Lee , a forty - year - old Virginia ...
... taken on the battlefield with arms in their hands , were hanged or whipped . It was a campaign of engineers , and one that required their most expert skill . Scott's chief of engineers was Robert E. Lee , a forty - year - old Virginia ...
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