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Page 236
... wrote in his Diary : " I know my ribs stick out , being covered by skin only , for the want of sufficient food ; and this is the case with many thou- sands of non - producers , while there is enough for all if it were equally ...
... wrote in his Diary : " I know my ribs stick out , being covered by skin only , for the want of sufficient food ; and this is the case with many thou- sands of non - producers , while there is enough for all if it were equally ...
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... wrote ill - tempered letters of reproach to Lincoln , in which he declared that he had been deserted by the administration . His invasion of Virginia eventually came to an end without even the comfort of having met a great disaster ...
... wrote ill - tempered letters of reproach to Lincoln , in which he declared that he had been deserted by the administration . His invasion of Virginia eventually came to an end without even the comfort of having met a great disaster ...
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... wrote , in his official report , " One hundred million dollars of damage has been done to Georgia ; twenty million inured to our benefit , the remainder simply waste and destruc- tion . " Sherman's path was marked by ruin and homeless ...
... wrote , in his official report , " One hundred million dollars of damage has been done to Georgia ; twenty million inured to our benefit , the remainder simply waste and destruc- tion . " Sherman's path was marked by ruin and homeless ...
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CHAPTER | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
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