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

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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

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222

232

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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.

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