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Confederates. Sprinkle. Blood. 173 Before he could do anything effective he had to wait for public opinion to ... he talked in vague abstractions about saving the Union , and refused to receive the Confederate commissioners for fear ...
Confederates. Sprinkle. Blood. 173 Before he could do anything effective he had to wait for public opinion to ... he talked in vague abstractions about saving the Union , and refused to receive the Confederate commissioners for fear ...
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4 The Confederates attempted the impossible task of defending all points of their immense territory . ... Caution is excellent in its place , though it was the last thing in the world that the Confederate States needed .
4 The Confederates attempted the impossible task of defending all points of their immense territory . ... Caution is excellent in its place , though it was the last thing in the world that the Confederate States needed .
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hope of sustaining Confederate credit abroad . The Confederate commissioners allowed the Erlangers to draw on funds in their possession — the money obtained from the sale of the bonds — and use it in buying back the bonds whenever the ...
hope of sustaining Confederate credit abroad . The Confederate commissioners allowed the Erlangers to draw on funds in their possession — the money obtained from the sale of the bonds — and use it in buying back the bonds whenever the ...
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User Review - pjsullivan - LibraryThingThis biography of Grant extends into a history of his times. The writing is informed, elegant, readable, and interesting. And very quotable: "Certainly no man can be a Christian and a soldier at the ... Read full review
Contents
CHAPTER | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Meet General Grant |
| Author | William E. Woodward |
| Publisher | Liveright Publishing Corporation, 1946 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 30 Oct 2006 |
| ISBN | 1404749136, 9781404749139 |
| Length | 524 pages |
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