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The Tennessee river and the Cumberland river both flow into the Ohio at or near the town . These large rivers rise far southward in Tennessee and Alabama . It was plain to the Confederate military authorities that Union gunboats ...
The Tennessee river and the Cumberland river both flow into the Ohio at or near the town . These large rivers rise far southward in Tennessee and Alabama . It was plain to the Confederate military authorities that Union gunboats ...
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“ Right here at the border line of Kentucky and Tennessee , " he continued , “ these rivers , running northward and ... On the Tennessee river at this spot the enemy has Fort Henry — and due east , twelve miles away – where you see the ...
“ Right here at the border line of Kentucky and Tennessee , " he continued , “ these rivers , running northward and ... On the Tennessee river at this spot the enemy has Fort Henry — and due east , twelve miles away – where you see the ...
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ting the troops on board a fleet of steamers at Memphis and landing them on the west side of the river — at the beginning of the hairpin curve . The houses of Vicksburg would then be visible on the sky - line , across the river ...
ting the troops on board a fleet of steamers at Memphis and landing them on the west side of the river — at the beginning of the hairpin curve . The houses of Vicksburg would then be visible on the sky - line , across the river ...
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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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