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... soon on his way toward Fort Donelson . He did not take and destroy it on the 8th ; the roads were too deep in mud for the troops to move , although there was a distance of only twelve miles to travel . His army began to march on the ...
... soon on his way toward Fort Donelson . He did not take and destroy it on the 8th ; the roads were too deep in mud for the troops to move , although there was a distance of only twelve miles to travel . His army began to march on the ...
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... soon as Vicks- burg was occupied the town was thronged with visitors from the North - Congressmen and their wives and daughters , the families of generals , and numerous committees for the inspec- tion of one thing or another . The ...
... soon as Vicks- burg was occupied the town was thronged with visitors from the North - Congressmen and their wives and daughters , the families of generals , and numerous committees for the inspec- tion of one thing or another . The ...
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... soon after Grant became President he remarked that the navy department wanted Samana Bay , on the east coast of San Domingo , as a coaling station , and that he intended to send Colonel Babcock down to San Domingo to examine the harbor ...
... soon after Grant became President he remarked that the navy department wanted Samana Bay , on the east coast of San Domingo , as a coaling station , and that he intended to send Colonel Babcock down to San Domingo to examine the harbor ...
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CHAPTER | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
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