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Page 29
... known as Fort San- ders . A more particular description is now needed . The main line , held by our troops , made almost a right angle at the fort , the northwest bas- tion being the salient of the angle . The ground in front of the ...
... known as Fort San- ders . A more particular description is now needed . The main line , held by our troops , made almost a right angle at the fort , the northwest bas- tion being the salient of the angle . The ground in front of the ...
Page 30
... known . Reports soon came in . The enemy had first driven in the pickets in front of Fort Sanders , and had then attacked our line , which was also obliged to fall back . The Rebels in our front , however , did not advance beyond the ...
... known . Reports soon came in . The enemy had first driven in the pickets in front of Fort Sanders , and had then attacked our line , which was also obliged to fall back . The Rebels in our front , however , did not advance beyond the ...
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... known to geological students , of the most recent cretaceous period . Thus in its main features the Valley of the Amazons , like that of the Mis- sissippi , is a cretaceous basin . This resemblance suggests a further compar- ison ...
... known to geological students , of the most recent cretaceous period . Thus in its main features the Valley of the Amazons , like that of the Mis- sissippi , is a cretaceous basin . This resemblance suggests a further compar- ison ...
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... known of the geo- logical structure of these hills , but they have been usually represented as the southernmost spurs of the table - land of Guiana . On ascending the river , I felt the greatest curiosity to examine them ; but at the ...
... known of the geo- logical structure of these hills , but they have been usually represented as the southernmost spurs of the table - land of Guiana . On ascending the river , I felt the greatest curiosity to examine them ; but at the ...
Page 57
... known out of the districts where they belong , while systematic names are fa- miliar to few . I started before daylight ; but , as the dawn began to redden the sky , large flocks of ducks , and of the small Amazonian geese , might be ...
... known out of the districts where they belong , while systematic names are fa- miliar to few . I started before daylight ; but , as the dawn began to redden the sky , large flocks of ducks , and of the small Amazonian geese , might be ...
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