Lectures on the Growth and Development of the United States: Illustrated, Volume 8Edwin Wiley, Irving Everett Rines, Albert Bushnell Hart American Educational Alliance, 1916 - United States |
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... July 1 he tele- graphed : " I need 50,000 men and with them I will retrieve our for- tunes . " " * Stanton answered immedi- ately that 5,000 of McDowell's corps and 25,000 of Halleck's had been dis- patched . On July 1 Lincoln tele ...
... July 1 he tele- graphed : " I need 50,000 men and with them I will retrieve our for- tunes . " " * Stanton answered immedi- ately that 5,000 of McDowell's corps and 25,000 of Halleck's had been dis- patched . On July 1 Lincoln tele ...
Page 200
... July 8. While there he conferred freely with McClellan and the more prominent officers in command . McClellan was the only one who believed the enemy to be threatening the army , while all the others thought Lee had retired for the ...
... July 8. While there he conferred freely with McClellan and the more prominent officers in command . McClellan was the only one who believed the enemy to be threatening the army , while all the others thought Lee had retired for the ...
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... July 1 Grant's approaches were close to the Confederate works and at many points were within from 5 to 100 yards of the enemy . Accordingly or- ders were given to prepare for a gen- eral assault on the 6th . By this time , however ...
... July 1 Grant's approaches were close to the Confederate works and at many points were within from 5 to 100 yards of the enemy . Accordingly or- ders were given to prepare for a gen- eral assault on the 6th . By this time , however ...
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