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Page 182
... considered one of the men of promise in the early months of 1861. He was so unpromising , indeed , that he had consider- able difficulty in getting into service at all , despite the frantic demand for trained officers . With a letter of ...
... considered one of the men of promise in the early months of 1861. He was so unpromising , indeed , that he had consider- able difficulty in getting into service at all , despite the frantic demand for trained officers . With a letter of ...
Page 381
... considered undesirable . $ 4 At the end of the war Northern political adventurers poured into the Southern states . They were known as " carpet - bag- gers , " as they usually brought all their possessions in a lean carpet bag . They ...
... considered undesirable . $ 4 At the end of the war Northern political adventurers poured into the Southern states . They were known as " carpet - bag- gers , " as they usually brought all their possessions in a lean carpet bag . They ...
Page 398
... considered a poor beginning for an administration that was to be based on the formula of " Let us have peace . " § 5 Next morning the General sat at his great shining desk in the White House and pondered on the problems of state . He ...
... considered a poor beginning for an administration that was to be based on the formula of " Let us have peace . " § 5 Next morning the General sat at his great shining desk in the White House and pondered on the problems of state . He ...
Contents
MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FAntasies | 25 |
THE UNWILLING Soldier | 38 |
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