Living Letters from American HistoryEdward Boykin |
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... ARMY On June 15 , 1775 , at Philadelphia , the Second Continental Con- gress unanimously appointed Colonel George Washington " General and Commander - in - Chief of the Army of the United Colonies . " Next day Washington accepted the ...
... ARMY On June 15 , 1775 , at Philadelphia , the Second Continental Con- gress unanimously appointed Colonel George Washington " General and Commander - in - Chief of the Army of the United Colonies . " Next day Washington accepted the ...
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... army watched and waited , distrustful of the enemy with whom they were seeking to negotiate a peace . The year was 1782 , and the army , encamped at Newburgh , New York , had not been paid in months . Discontent was rife ; officers and ...
... army watched and waited , distrustful of the enemy with whom they were seeking to negotiate a peace . The year was 1782 , and the army , encamped at Newburgh , New York , had not been paid in months . Discontent was rife ; officers and ...
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... army known as the Army of Northern Virginia . U. S. GRANT , Lieut . - General . April 7 , 1865 . GENERAL : -I have received your note of this day . Though not entertaining the opinion you express on the hopelessness of further ...
... army known as the Army of Northern Virginia . U. S. GRANT , Lieut . - General . April 7 , 1865 . GENERAL : -I have received your note of this day . Though not entertaining the opinion you express on the hopelessness of further ...
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George Washington writes his wife of his selection as Com | 3 |
refuses to answer a letter and loses thirteen fine | 9 |
Benjamin Franklin makes a freak suggestion | 15 |
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