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IN AMERICA
BY
CHARLES MORRIS
AUTHOR OF "HISTORICAL TALES," "HALF-HOURS WITH AMERICAN AUTHORS," "HEROES OF THE NAVY," "HEROES OF DISCOVERY," HEROES OF PROGRESS"
CONTENTS
GEORGE WASHINGTON, THE PEERLESS SOLDIER AND STATES-
MAN
PAGE
9
21
30
ISRAEL PUTNAm, the Bold Ranger and Warrior..
JOHN STARK, the Old SoldIER OF BENNINGTON..
ETHAN ALLEN, THE CHIEF OF THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS 38
NATHANIEL Greene, the RescUER OF THE SOUTH......... 46
ANTHONY WAYNE, THE STORMER OF STONY POINT......
BENJAMIN LINCOLN, THE RECEIVER OF THE SWORD OF
CORNWALLIS
DANIEL MORGAN, the RiflemaN OF THE REVOLUTION.
Henry Lee, the Light Horse Harry of '76..............
FRANCIS MARION, THE SWAMP FOX OF THE CAROLINAS.
57
GEORGE ROGERS CLARK, THE WINNER OF THE NORTHWEST.. 99
WINFIELD SCOTT, THE VICTOR AT NIAGARA AND IN MEXICO 108
ANDREW JACKSON, THE OLD HICKORY OF THE BATTLEFIELD 116
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, THE HERO OF TIPPECANOE... 125
SAMUEL HOUSTON, the WINNER OF TEXAN INDEPENDENCE 133
ZACHARY TAYLOR, THE ROUGH AND READY OF BUENA
VISTA
142
GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN, FIRST COMMANDER OF THE ARMY
OF THE POTOMAC.
ULYSSES S. GRANT, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMIES
....
150
OF THE UNION......
158
ROBERT E. LEE, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE CONFED-
ERATE ARMIES...
170
WILLIAM T. SHERMAN, HERO OF THE MARCH THROUGH
GEORGIA
......
179
THOMAS J. JACKSON, THE STONE Wall of the CONFEDERACY 189
GEORGE H. THOMAS, THE ROCK OF CHICKAMAUGA.
196
GEORGE G. MEade, the Victor at Gettysburg.
206
JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON, COMMANDER OF THE LAST CONFED-
ERATE ARMY..
213
PHILIP H. SHERIDAN, THE HERO OF THE RIDE FROM WIN-
CHESTER
222
232
241
JAMES E. B. Stuart, the Rupert of the SOUTH.
WILLIAM S. Rosecrans, the Victor of Stone River.
NATHAN B. Forrest, the DASHING RAIDER OF TENNESSEE 252
JOSEPH HOOKER, THE HERO OF THE BATTLE ABOVE THE
CLOUDS
JOSEPH WHEELER, THE "FIGHTING JOE' OF THE CON-
FEDERACY
AMBROSE E. Burnside, the Defender of Knoxville..
WINFIELD S. HANCOCK, THE SUPERB INFANTRY LEADER....
GEORGE A. Custer, a Knight OF THE SPUR AND SABRE.
GEORGE CROOK, THE SOLDIER Friend of THE INDIAN..
HENRY W. Lawton, a VeteRAN OF THREE Wars.
NELSON A. MILES, THE SIOUX AND APACHE INDIAN
FIGHTER
GENERALS WOOD AND FUNSTON IN THE WAR WITH SPAIN.
GENERAL PERSHING IN PURSUIT OF VILLA AND THE KAISER.
263
273
283
294
302
310
320
328
337
348