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... considered one of the men of promise in the early months of 1861. He was so unpromising , indeed , that he had considerable difficulty in getting into service at all , despite the frantic demand for trained officers .
... considered one of the men of promise in the early months of 1861. He was so unpromising , indeed , that he had considerable difficulty in getting into service at all , despite the frantic demand for trained officers .
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The Ku - Klux had no hesitation at whipping or killing idle or disorderly negroes , nor did they show much more consideration for white men whom they considered undesirable . 99 § 4 At the end of the war Northern political adventurers ...
The Ku - Klux had no hesitation at whipping or killing idle or disorderly negroes , nor did they show much more consideration for white men whom they considered undesirable . 99 § 4 At the end of the war Northern political adventurers ...
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Among the well - balanced men of the time this fit of childish petulance on Grant's part was 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 ...
Among the well - balanced men of the time this fit of childish petulance on Grant's part was 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 ...
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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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