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... victory to sensa- tional victory and resisted until further effort was hopeless . In defeat and poverty his life was as dignified as in victory it had been unostentatious . He received no material rewards to excite envy ; on the ...
... victory to sensa- tional victory and resisted until further effort was hopeless . In defeat and poverty his life was as dignified as in victory it had been unostentatious . He received no material rewards to excite envy ; on the ...
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... victory but I think he richly deserves it . I can get no re- turns , no reports , no information of any kind from him . Satisfied with his victory he sits down and enjoys it without any regard for the future.5 He had already telegraphed ...
... victory but I think he richly deserves it . I can get no re- turns , no reports , no information of any kind from him . Satisfied with his victory he sits down and enjoys it without any regard for the future.5 He had already telegraphed ...
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... victory if he ever was , and if victory had been won that day , a great army would have been made available for the whole season - to be mismanaged by Halleck . In his Memoirs Grant minimizes the nearness of success because of the ...
... victory if he ever was , and if victory had been won that day , a great army would have been made available for the whole season - to be mismanaged by Halleck . In his Memoirs Grant minimizes the nearness of success because of the ...
Contents
PETERSBURG | 181 |
THE VALLEY CAMPAIGN | 205 |
FROM CHATTANOOGA TO NASHVILLE and SavanNAH | 219 |
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