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... command of the expedition , and remain yourself at Fort Henry . Why do you not obey my orders to report strength and positions of your command ? " Grant wept when he received this message and passed it sadly around for his staff to read ...
... command of the expedition , and remain yourself at Fort Henry . Why do you not obey my orders to report strength and positions of your command ? " Grant wept when he received this message and passed it sadly around for his staff to read ...
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... command was called - had gone on its way without him . He had stood on the river bank and seen it depart , with its accompany- ing fleet of gunboats , up the Tennessee river , moving south- ward under General C. F. Smith . As the bright ...
... command was called - had gone on its way without him . He had stood on the river bank and seen it depart , with its accompany- ing fleet of gunboats , up the Tennessee river , moving south- ward under General C. F. Smith . As the bright ...
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... command by a telegram , and had put Major - General George H. Thomas , the next officer in rank , in his place . Of course , Grant intended to take full command himself as soon as he reached Chattanooga . The food supply was the most ...
... command by a telegram , and had put Major - General George H. Thomas , the next officer in rank , in his place . Of course , Grant intended to take full command himself as soon as he reached Chattanooga . The food supply was the most ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
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