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 192
... steamers ' decks . " I will take Paducah if I lose my commission by it , ” he said , and the darkened fleet moved slowly upstream . Paducah was taken on the morning of September 6th with- out firing a shot . The storekeepers had closed ...
... steamers ' decks . " I will take Paducah if I lose my commission by it , ” he said , and the darkened fleet moved slowly upstream . Paducah was taken on the morning of September 6th with- out firing a shot . The storekeepers had closed ...
Page 211
... steamers down the river , out of range , cheering at every shot . I tried to get them to turn their guns upon the loaded steamers above and not so far away . My efforts were in vain . ” The scattered Confederate regiments hidden under ...
... steamers down the river , out of range , cheering at every shot . I tried to get them to turn their guns upon the loaded steamers above and not so far away . My efforts were in vain . ” The scattered Confederate regiments hidden under ...
Page 290
... steamers loaded with troops to attempt such a passage . The sinking of a single steamer might mean the drowning of a thousand men- and who could be sure that the loss might not run into appalling figures ? The second alternative was ...
... steamers loaded with troops to attempt such a passage . The sinking of a single steamer might mean the drowning of a thousand men- and who could be sure that the loss might not run into appalling figures ? The second alternative was ...
Contents
MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
Copyright | |
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