Meet General GrantAmerikansk historie, USA's historie, amerikansk biografi om General Ulysses S. Grant, 1822-1889, som først havde en militær karriere, bl.a. i Mexican War, og blev en berømt general i Nordstatshæren, Union Army, under den Amerikanske Borgerkrig, 1861-1865, og senere endte som amerikansk president. Beskriver hans liv, levnedsløb og militære og politiske karriere. Udkom i 1928. |
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Page 74
... Mexico should have soon come to an end . But the larger scheme of Mexican conquest was still in the background , and something had to be done in that direction . It was necessary to find a cause for a quarrel with Mexico . . . and this ...
... Mexico should have soon come to an end . But the larger scheme of Mexican conquest was still in the background , and something had to be done in that direction . It was necessary to find a cause for a quarrel with Mexico . . . and this ...
Page 75
... Mexico into a conflict . Every one from commander down to drummer boy knew that war with Mexico was just around the corner , and the spirit of elation in the camp overcame the long weariness of waiting . The officers of the Army of ...
... Mexico into a conflict . Every one from commander down to drummer boy knew that war with Mexico was just around the corner , and the spirit of elation in the camp overcame the long weariness of waiting . The officers of the Army of ...
Page 76
... Mexico as a young lieutenant , and later , I never went into the army without regret and never retired without pleasure . At Versailles the French government conducted him , with an escort , as a distinguished guest to the famous ...
... Mexico as a young lieutenant , and later , I never went into the army without regret and never retired without pleasure . At Versailles the French government conducted him , with an escort , as a distinguished guest to the famous ...
Page 77
... Mexico . I thought so at the time , when I was a youngster , only I had not moral cour- age enough to resign . . . . I considered my supreme duty was to my flag . I had a horror of the Mexican War , and I have always believed that it ...
... Mexico . I thought so at the time , when I was a youngster , only I had not moral cour- age enough to resign . . . . I considered my supreme duty was to my flag . I had a horror of the Mexican War , and I have always believed that it ...
Page 78
... Mexico . Besides , the two coun- tries were still at peace with one another . President Polk could not call for volunteers until a state of war existed , and the American case was morally so weak that it would never do for American ...
... Mexico . Besides , the two coun- tries were still at peace with one another . President Polk could not call for volunteers until a state of war existed , and the American case was morally so weak that it would never do for American ...
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