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Page 221
... position . . . standing in panicky little knots of men . There was a feeling of defeat in the air . The generals crowded around him . " The position on the right must be retaken at once , " Grant said . In his hand was an unlighted ...
... position . . . standing in panicky little knots of men . There was a feeling of defeat in the air . The generals crowded around him . " The position on the right must be retaken at once , " Grant said . In his hand was an unlighted ...
Page 257
... position at Corinth at a rate of speed resembling that of a tortoise which has nothing in particular to do . The ... positions , he had progressed fifteen miles , and stood at last in sight of Corinth , the flaunting stronghold of the ...
... position at Corinth at a rate of speed resembling that of a tortoise which has nothing in particular to do . The ... positions , he had progressed fifteen miles , and stood at last in sight of Corinth , the flaunting stronghold of the ...
Page 314
... position . Meade offered to resign but let Grant tell it in his own words . He says ( Memoirs , Vol . II , p . 116 ) : • · I had known General Meade slightly in the Mexican war , but had not met him since until this visit . . . . Meade ...
... position . Meade offered to resign but let Grant tell it in his own words . He says ( Memoirs , Vol . II , p . 116 ) : • · I had known General Meade slightly in the Mexican war , but had not met him since until this visit . . . . Meade ...
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MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FAntasies | 25 |
THE UNWILLING Soldier | 38 |
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