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Page 146
... victory ; but of enormous strategic importance , and the first real triumph the Union had won in the field . Stanton got out a bulletin about it , signing it " by order of the President , " which omission of his own name made McClellan ...
... victory ; but of enormous strategic importance , and the first real triumph the Union had won in the field . Stanton got out a bulletin about it , signing it " by order of the President , " which omission of his own name made McClellan ...
Page 169
... victory . " I hear such phrases with apprehension . They commenced in infidel France with the Italian campaign , and re- sulted in Waterloo . Who can organize victory ? We owe our re- cent victories to the spirit of the Lord , that ...
... victory . " I hear such phrases with apprehension . They commenced in infidel France with the Italian campaign , and re- sulted in Waterloo . Who can organize victory ? We owe our re- cent victories to the spirit of the Lord , that ...
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... victory at Fort Donelson as that of the Po- tomac by the defeat at Bull Run , " Halleck wired McClellan . " It is hard to censure a successful general immediately after a victory , but I think he richly deserves it . I can get no ...
... victory at Fort Donelson as that of the Po- tomac by the defeat at Bull Run , " Halleck wired McClellan . " It is hard to censure a successful general immediately after a victory , but I think he richly deserves it . I can get no ...
Contents
An Ohio Boyhood | 3 |
Mr Attorney Stanton | 16 |
The Wider Stage | 33 |
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