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Page 92
... bridge - head in face of the untired troops that pursued him . Commanders are continually disappointed by the failure of subordinates to carry out their missions . This is in- evitable . In the perfected and practiced organizations of ...
... bridge - head in face of the untired troops that pursued him . Commanders are continually disappointed by the failure of subordinates to carry out their missions . This is in- evitable . In the perfected and practiced organizations of ...
Page 115
... bridge and camped it out of sight . Sherman's army , less Osterhaus's division which made a demonstration toward Lookout Mountain , then passed over the bridge and disappeared behind the hills , and Howard's troops reap- peared ...
... bridge and camped it out of sight . Sherman's army , less Osterhaus's division which made a demonstration toward Lookout Mountain , then passed over the bridge and disappeared behind the hills , and Howard's troops reap- peared ...
Page 116
... bridge over Chattanooga Creek had been burned , and he wasted four precious hours in front of this minor obstruction , waiting for the bridge to be repaired , before he had his infantry ford the creek , leaving his artil- lery to await ...
... bridge over Chattanooga Creek had been burned , and he wasted four precious hours in front of this minor obstruction , waiting for the bridge to be repaired , before he had his infantry ford the creek , leaving his artil- lery to await ...
Contents
PETERSBURG | 181 |
THE VALLEY CAMPAIGN | 205 |
FROM CHATTANOOGA TO NASHVILLE and SavanNAH | 219 |
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