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Page 224
... moving , dynamic power under his hand , like a horse beneath its rider . His name appears in the far - away capitals of ... move was an unpardonable strategic error . Then he appears to have been seized by a sort of panic , and ordered ...
... moving , dynamic power under his hand , like a horse beneath its rider . His name appears in the far - away capitals of ... move was an unpardonable strategic error . Then he appears to have been seized by a sort of panic , and ordered ...
Page 330
... move to the south side of the James was decided upon , and the Army of the Potomac began to cross the river on June 14th . Lee was completely deceived . He thought that Grant intended to move to the north of Richmond , and he persisted ...
... move to the south side of the James was decided upon , and the Army of the Potomac began to cross the river on June 14th . Lee was completely deceived . He thought that Grant intended to move to the north of Richmond , and he persisted ...
Page 331
... move against it with the least possible delay after crossing the river . The Union forces might have gone ahead like a steam - roller and smashed Beauregard , but they didn't . The generals on the spot or- ganized skirmish lines , made ...
... move against it with the least possible delay after crossing the river . The Union forces might have gone ahead like a steam - roller and smashed Beauregard , but they didn't . The generals on the spot or- ganized skirmish lines , made ...
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MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FAntasies | 25 |
THE UNWILLING Soldier | 38 |
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