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arrest him at present , but have placed General C. F. Smith in command of the expedition up the Tennessee . I think Smith will restore order and discipline . Grant came back to Fort Donelson in a few days and found a telegram from ...
arrest him at present , but have placed General C. F. Smith in command of the expedition up the Tennessee . I think Smith will restore order and discipline . Grant came back to Fort Donelson in a few days and found a telegram from ...
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was instructed , in a formal order , to proceed to Illinois , Indiana and Iowa , for the purpose of raising an army of volunteers , “ to the end that , when a sufficient force not required by the operations of General Grant's command ...
was instructed , in a formal order , to proceed to Illinois , Indiana and Iowa , for the purpose of raising an army of volunteers , “ to the end that , when a sufficient force not required by the operations of General Grant's command ...
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Before leaving Louisville he had relieved Rosecrans from command by a telegram , and had put Major - General George H. Thomas , the next officer in rank , in his place . Of course , Grant intended to take full command himself as soon as ...
Before leaving Louisville he had relieved Rosecrans from command by a telegram , and had put Major - General George H. Thomas , the next officer in rank , in his place . Of course , Grant intended to take full command himself as soon as ...
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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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