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 220
... whole Confederate garrison could have escaped . But now Floyd's asininity comes to the front . He thought that the whole of Grant's army was in retreat , and he sent silly pæans of triumph by telegraph to Richmond and Nashville ...
... whole Confederate garrison could have escaped . But now Floyd's asininity comes to the front . He thought that the whole of Grant's army was in retreat , and he sent silly pæans of triumph by telegraph to Richmond and Nashville ...
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... whole Southern population bubbled with anticipation of the great adventure . Even those who had opposed secession vol- unteered by the thousands . There were not arms enough for such a large number of men , and most of them had to be ...
... whole Southern population bubbled with anticipation of the great adventure . Even those who had opposed secession vol- unteered by the thousands . There were not arms enough for such a large number of men , and most of them had to be ...
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... whole popula- tion - rich and poor - suffered privations that make a long and rather queer list . There was no manufactory of window glass in the South , for example , so when a window pane was once broken , it was out for good ...
... whole popula- tion - rich and poor - suffered privations that make a long and rather queer list . There was no manufactory of window glass in the South , for example , so when a window pane was once broken , it was out for good ...
Contents
MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
Copyright | |
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