Harper's Encyclopædia of United States History: From 458 A.D. to 1902, Volume 8Harper & Bros., 1901 |
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... returned in 1856 to Philadelphia , where by two thin divisions under General Ran- he opened a book - store . In 1861 he re- som . General Emory followed Ransom . turned to New York City and made a Among his troops was a brigade of ...
... returned in 1856 to Philadelphia , where by two thin divisions under General Ran- he opened a book - store . In 1861 he re- som . General Emory followed Ransom . turned to New York City and made a Among his troops was a brigade of ...
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... to escape to the lake . She failed , and returned . She was moored just outside of Navy Point , in position to have her broadside of nine General Brown , and he attempted to rally the fugitives 2 SABLE - SACKETT'S HARBOR.
... to escape to the lake . She failed , and returned . She was moored just outside of Navy Point , in position to have her broadside of nine General Brown , and he attempted to rally the fugitives 2 SABLE - SACKETT'S HARBOR.
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... returned , and a brisk cannonading was kept up for about two hours , the squadron standing off and on out of the range of the smaller guns . One of the enemy's shot ( a 32- pounder ) came over the bluff , struck the ground , and ...
... returned , and a brisk cannonading was kept up for about two hours , the squadron standing off and on out of the range of the smaller guns . One of the enemy's shot ( a 32- pounder ) came over the bluff , struck the ground , and ...
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... returned to the harbor , and on the next morning a considerable force , armed with cannon and muskets , landed on Horse Island . The militia had been with- drawn from the island , and placed behind a gravel ridge on the main . These ...
... returned to the harbor , and on the next morning a considerable force , armed with cannon and muskets , landed on Horse Island . The militia had been with- drawn from the island , and placed behind a gravel ridge on the main . These ...
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... returned without the loss of a man . Sage , HENRY WILLIAM , philanthropist ; born in Middletown , Conn . , Jan. 31 , 1814 ; acquired a large fortune in the lumber trade , and will be remembered best for his benefactions to Cornell ...
... returned without the loss of a man . Sage , HENRY WILLIAM , philanthropist ; born in Middletown , Conn . , Jan. 31 , 1814 ; acquired a large fortune in the lumber trade , and will be remembered best for his benefactions to Cornell ...
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