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Page 223
... newspaper suggested humorously , and this struck the fancy of the American nation . For months he was known as Uncondi- tional Surrender Grant , and " I propose to move immediately upon your works " became the motto of the Union army ...
... newspaper suggested humorously , and this struck the fancy of the American nation . For months he was known as Uncondi- tional Surrender Grant , and " I propose to move immediately upon your works " became the motto of the Union army ...
Page 298
... newspaper until a copy of it had been sent to army headquarters . McClernand forgot all about this rule , and the correspondents wired his address to their newspapers . with horror . Sherman came dashing up to Grant with a St. Louis news- ...
... newspaper until a copy of it had been sent to army headquarters . McClernand forgot all about this rule , and the correspondents wired his address to their newspapers . with horror . Sherman came dashing up to Grant with a St. Louis news- ...
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... newspaper correspondents . One of the newspaper men , after the battle of the Wilderness , wired his newspaper that Meade had wanted to retreat , and that only the verdict of Grant had kept the army from withdrawing . There was no truth ...
... newspaper correspondents . One of the newspaper men , after the battle of the Wilderness , wired his newspaper that Meade had wanted to retreat , and that only the verdict of Grant had kept the army from withdrawing . There was no truth ...
Contents
MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FAntasies | 25 |
THE UNWILLING Soldier | 38 |
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