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Page 168
... considered them facts . The high intelligence of the South at the breaking out of the war was provincial in its limitations , deficient in economic knowledge , and almost entirely ignorant of the motivating forces of the modern world ...
... considered them facts . The high intelligence of the South at the breaking out of the war was provincial in its limitations , deficient in economic knowledge , and almost entirely ignorant of the motivating forces of the modern world ...
Page 182
... considered one of the men of promise in the early months of 1861. He was so unpromising , indeed , that he had consider- able difficulty in getting into service at all , despite the frantic demand for trained officers . With a letter of ...
... considered one of the men of promise in the early months of 1861. He was so unpromising , indeed , that he had consider- able difficulty in getting into service at all , despite the frantic demand for trained officers . With a letter of ...
Page 217
... considered by competent authorities to be foolhardy in the extreme . But the foolhardiness of any military venture de- pends on the circumstances . In this instance Grant thought the circumstances were in his favor . He had only 17,000 ...
... considered by competent authorities to be foolhardy in the extreme . But the foolhardiness of any military venture de- pends on the circumstances . In this instance Grant thought the circumstances were in his favor . He had only 17,000 ...
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CHAPTER | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
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