 Roman stoicism," but from folly and want of sense in filling it with lint, cotton, and tinder. Our officers and men on duty worked well to extinguish the flames ; but others not on duty, including the officers who had long been imprisoned there, rescued...  Annual Reports of the War Department - Page 1189by United States. War Department - 1866Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Giles Buckingham - Connecticut - 1894 - 574 pages
...long been imprisoned there, rescued by us, may have assisted in spreading the fire after it had onco begun, and may have indulged in unconcealed joy to see the ruin of the capital of South Carolina." From Columbia northward, General Sherman was not to expect so little resistance. For Hood's failure... | |
 | Samuel Giles Buckingham - Connecticut - 1894 - 572 pages
...on duty worked well to extinguish the flames. Hut others not on duty. Including the ofllcers who Imd long been Imprisoned there, rescued by us, may have assisted In spreading the flre after It had once begun, and may havn Indulged In unconcealed joy to see the ruin of the oapltnl... | |
 | John Franklin Jameson, Henry Eldridge Bourne, Robert Livingston Schuyler - History - 1902 - 886 pages
...Our officers and men on duty worked well to extinguish the flames ; but others not on duty, including the officers who had long been imprisoned there rescued...to see the ruin of the capital of South Carolina." Howard, in his report, with some modification agrees with his chief, and the account in The March to... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - United States - 1896 - 584 pages
...Our officers and men on duty worked well to extinguish the flames ; but others not on duty, including the officers who had long been imprisoned there, rescued...us, may have assisted in spreading the fire after it hud once begun, and may have indulged in unconcealed joy to see the ruin of the capital of South Carolina."... | |
 | Clement Anselm Evans - Confederate States of America - 1899 - 464 pages
...extinguish the flames ; but others not on duty, including the officers who had long been imprisoned there, may have assisted in spreading the fire after it had once begun." General Hampton denies that any cotton was fired by his orders, also that any cotton was burning when... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett, Charles Walter Brown - Presidents - 1902 - 888 pages
...Our officers and men on duty worked well to extinguish the flames ; but others not on duty, including the officers who had long been imprisoned there, rescued...During the 18th and 19th the arsenal, railroad depots, machine shops, founderies, and other buildings were properly destroyed by detailed working parties,... | |
 | John Franklin Jameson, Henry Eldridge Bourne, Robert Livingston Schuyler - History - 1902 - 920 pages
...Our officers and men on duty worked well to extinguish the flames ; but others not on duty, including the officers who had long been imprisoned there rescued...to see the ruin of the capital of South Carolina." Howard, in his report, with some modification agrees with his chief, and the account in The March to... | |
 | John Franklin Jameson, Henry Eldridge Bourne, Robert Livingston Schuyler - History - 1902 - 898 pages
...Our officers and men on duty worked well to extinguish the flames ; but others not on duty, including the officers who had long been imprisoned there rescued...to see the ruin of the capital of South Carolina." Howard, in his report, with some modification agrees with his chief, and the account in The March to... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1869 - 880 pages
...Our officers and men on duty worked well to extinguish the flames ; but others not on duty, including the officers who had long been imprisoned there, rescued by us, may havo assisted in spreading the fire after it had once begun, and may have indulged in concealed joy... | |
 | James Ford Rhodes - Great Britain - 1909 - 370 pages
...Our officers and men on duty worked well to extinguish the flames; but others not on duty, including the officers who had long been imprisoned there, rescued...to see the ruin of the capital of South Carolina." Howard, in his report, with some modification agrees with his chief, and the account in "The March... | |
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