A Centennial Edition of the History of the United States: From the Discovery of America, to the End of the First One Hundred Years of American Independence. With a Full Account of the Approaching Centennial Celebration |
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Page 114
... militia of almost 9,000 men was organized , and they no longer feared their dusky neighbors . The militia became expert in the use of fire - arms in the woods , and back to this period the Virginia rifleman may look for the foundation ...
... militia of almost 9,000 men was organized , and they no longer feared their dusky neighbors . The militia became expert in the use of fire - arms in the woods , and back to this period the Virginia rifleman may look for the foundation ...
Page 148
... militia ) , who had taken possession of the fort in the name of the new sovereigns , and by order of the inhabitants . Afraid of the people , Nicholson , the successor of Dongan , fled on board a vessel and departed , and the people ...
... militia ) , who had taken possession of the fort in the name of the new sovereigns , and by order of the inhabitants . Afraid of the people , Nicholson , the successor of Dongan , fled on board a vessel and departed , and the people ...
Page 156
... militia of Connecticut.5 As that power was reserved to 1 Page 129 . 4 That tree remained vigorous until ten minutes before one o'clock in the morning , August 21 , 1856 , when it was prostrated during a heavy storm , and nothing but a ...
... militia of Connecticut.5 As that power was reserved to 1 Page 129 . 4 That tree remained vigorous until ten minutes before one o'clock in the morning , August 21 , 1856 , when it was prostrated during a heavy storm , and nothing but a ...
Page 157
... militia to assemble . The Hartford companies , under Captain Wadsworth , ' were drawn up in line ; but the moment Fletcher attempted to read his commission , the drums were beaten . His angry order of " Silence ! " was obeyed for a ...
... militia to assemble . The Hartford companies , under Captain Wadsworth , ' were drawn up in line ; but the moment Fletcher attempted to read his commission , the drums were beaten . His angry order of " Silence ! " was obeyed for a ...
Page 167
... militia , and proclaimed the province to be under martial law . This measure only increased the exasperation of the people , and he was impeached , and banished from the province by the Assembly , in 1690 . 3 While this turbulence and ...
... militia , and proclaimed the province to be under martial law . This measure only increased the exasperation of the people , and he was impeached , and banished from the province by the Assembly , in 1690 . 3 While this turbulence and ...
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