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Molino Del Rey 95 place could not be taken without an enormous loss of men , but Captain Lee and his engineers distinguished themselves again by finding a practicable road over lava beds which were supposed to be impassable .
Molino Del Rey 95 place could not be taken without an enormous loss of men , but Captain Lee and his engineers distinguished themselves again by finding a practicable road over lava beds which were supposed to be impassable .
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He moved that slavery should be forever barred from all territory taken from Mexico as a result of the war . This Proviso did not apply to Texas , of course , as that state was already in the Union . Wilmot's motives were not clear .
He moved that slavery should be forever barred from all territory taken from Mexico as a result of the war . This Proviso did not apply to Texas , of course , as that state was already in the Union . Wilmot's motives were not clear .
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Supplies , some of which were contraband of war , were sold by Butler's brother to the Confederates , and cotton and sugar taken in exchange . Cotton was worth five times as much in New York as it was in New Orleans .
Supplies , some of which were contraband of war , were sold by Butler's brother to the Confederates , and cotton and sugar taken in exchange . Cotton was worth five times as much in New York as it was in New Orleans .
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Contents
CHAPTER | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
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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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