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Page 247
... took command of the Union army - and April 6th , when Johnston and his Confederates routed the Federals out of their beds in one of the most remarkable surprise attacks in the history of modern war . Grant knew , of course , where the ...
... took command of the Union army - and April 6th , when Johnston and his Confederates routed the Federals out of their beds in one of the most remarkable surprise attacks in the history of modern war . Grant knew , of course , where the ...
Page 264
... took place in front of the city and thousands of specta- tors stood on the high bluffs and watched the destruction of the Confederate fleet . The emaciated Southern newspapers , printed in muddy ink on coarse gray paper , ridiculed and ...
... took place in front of the city and thousands of specta- tors stood on the high bluffs and watched the destruction of the Confederate fleet . The emaciated Southern newspapers , printed in muddy ink on coarse gray paper , ridiculed and ...
Page 517
... took a modest and generous view of the situa- tion . The Commercial also acknowledges that it was in error in stating that Gen. Badeau finally took $ 10,000 in full settlement of his claim , and accepts as true his state- ment that he ...
... took a modest and generous view of the situa- tion . The Commercial also acknowledges that it was in error in stating that Gen. Badeau finally took $ 10,000 in full settlement of his claim , and accepts as true his state- ment that he ...
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MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FAntasies | 25 |
THE UNWILLING Soldier | 38 |
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