The United States Service Magazine, Volume 4Charles B. Richardson, 1865 - Military art and science |
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... turning thought into social comfort or national good ; while the South- erner , as a type , cared only for brute instinct and barbaric power . All this was , of course , natural enough , and , in fact , inevi- table , so long as peace ...
... turning thought into social comfort or national good ; while the South- erner , as a type , cared only for brute instinct and barbaric power . All this was , of course , natural enough , and , in fact , inevi- table , so long as peace ...
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... turning - point of the war in the West , and typical of the whole contest . What patient work , what persistent plans , what indomitable heroismi , what unconquerable resolution , that would not let go , until Pember- ton surrendered ...
... turning - point of the war in the West , and typical of the whole contest . What patient work , what persistent plans , what indomitable heroismi , what unconquerable resolution , that would not let go , until Pember- ton surrendered ...
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... turned again , like a lion at bay , fiercely upon the pursuers , charged them home , routed them , retook the fort , and in turn swept the rebel lines with death and destruction . Well may General commanding congratulate such troops ...
... turned again , like a lion at bay , fiercely upon the pursuers , charged them home , routed them , retook the fort , and in turn swept the rebel lines with death and destruction . Well may General commanding congratulate such troops ...
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... turned towards this man . His face wan and pallid ; its long , emaciated angles developed in prominent relief by the shaded lamps ; his nose large and long ; his upper lip covered by mustachios ; a lock of hair waving over a narrow ...
... turned towards this man . His face wan and pallid ; its long , emaciated angles developed in prominent relief by the shaded lamps ; his nose large and long ; his upper lip covered by mustachios ; a lock of hair waving over a narrow ...
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... turning towards me he was approaching Davis , and had he joined me , as ordered , I would have had a mounted force greatly needed for that and other purposes . But even now I don't know that Mr. Stanton wants Davis caught , and as my ...
... turning towards me he was approaching Davis , and had he joined me , as ordered , I would have had a mounted force greatly needed for that and other purposes . But even now I don't know that Mr. Stanton wants Davis caught , and as my ...
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Page 49 - After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful, and terrible, and strong exceedingly, and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it; and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns.
Page 10 - And then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel, And shining morning face, creeping like snail Unwillingly to school. And then the lover, Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad Made to his mistress
Page 461 - Most heartily we beseech thee, with thy favour to behold and bless thy servant The President of the United States, and all others in authority; and so replenish them with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, that they may always incline to thy will, and walk in thy way. Endue them plenteously with heavenly gifts; grant them in health and prosperity long to live; and finally, after this life, to attain everlasting joy and felicity; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Page 93 - Victory has crowned your valor, and secured the purpose of your patriotic hearts; and, with the gratitude of your countrymen and the highest honors a great and free nation can accord, you will soon be permitted to return to your homes and families, conscious of having discharged the highest duty of American. citizens. To achieve these glorious triumphs and...
Page 78 - I propose to receive the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia on the following terms, to wit: Rolls of all the officers and men to be made in duplicate, one copy to be given to an officer to be designated by me, the other to be retained by such officer or officers as you may designate.
Page 388 - Men, or squads of men, who commit hostilities, whether by fighting, or inroads for destruction or plunder, or by raids of any kind, without commission, without being part and portion of the organized hostile army, and without sharing continuously in the war, but who do so with intermitting returns to their homes and avocations, or with the occasional assumption of the semblance of peaceful pursuits...
Page 212 - Retaliation will, therefore, never be resorted to as a measure of mere revenge, but only as a means of protective retribution, and, moreover, cautiously and unavoidably; that is to say, retaliation shall only be resorted to after careful inquiry into the real occurrence, and the character of the misdeeds that may demand retribution.
Page 256 - Shoot, if you must, this old gray head, But spare your country's flag," she said. . A shade of sadness, a blush of shame, Over the face of the leader came; The nobler nature within him stirred To life at that woman's deed and word: "Who touches a hair of yon gray head Dies like a dog! March on!
Page 544 - As thou sayest, so let it be." And straight against that great array Forth went the dauntless Three. For Romans in Rome's quarrel Spared neither land nor gold, Nor son, nor wife, nor limb, nor life, In the brave days of old.
Page 91 - Confederacy and the peace which now dawns upon us must be judged by others, not by us ; but that you have done all that men could do has been admitted by those in authority, and we have a right to join in the universal joy that fills our land because the war is over and our government stands vindicated before the world by the joint action of the volunteer armies of the United States.