Heroes of the Army in AmericaJ.B. Lippincott, 1919 - 346 pages |
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... colonel . The colonel died on the way , leaving Washington in command . He was to drive away , kill and destroy , or seize as prisoners , " any foreigners he found in the valley of the Ohio . 66 In May the young commander met a small ...
... colonel . The colonel died on the way , leaving Washington in command . He was to drive away , kill and destroy , or seize as prisoners , " any foreigners he found in the valley of the Ohio . 66 In May the young commander met a small ...
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... colonel of militia . Suddenly , from the surrounding woods , a tempest of bullets was poured into the ranks . A French and Indian ambush lay behind the bushes and trees . Washington and his men took to the woods , but Braddock would not ...
... colonel of militia . Suddenly , from the surrounding woods , a tempest of bullets was poured into the ranks . A French and Indian ambush lay behind the bushes and trees . Washington and his men took to the woods , but Braddock would not ...
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... Colonel Washington is undoubtedly the greatest man on that floor . " A change in affairs was close at hand , which was to make George Washington great in the eyes of all the world . In April , 1774 , the fights at Lexington and Concord ...
... Colonel Washington is undoubtedly the greatest man on that floor . " A change in affairs was close at hand , which was to make George Washington great in the eyes of all the world . In April , 1774 , the fights at Lexington and Concord ...
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... colonel , took part in the Pontiac War , and here marched side by side with his old chief , who had joined the English and went with them to do - battle with the ancient enemies of his tribe . Before this war , in 1762 , Putnam had ...
... colonel , took part in the Pontiac War , and here marched side by side with his old chief , who had joined the English and went with them to do - battle with the ancient enemies of his tribe . Before this war , in 1762 , Putnam had ...
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... colonel . On the memorable 17th of June , 1775 , Colonel Stark's regiment formed the left of the American line behind the rail - fence that formed part of the lines at Bunker Hill . Here they held their ground firmly and repelled the ...
... colonel . On the memorable 17th of June , 1775 , Colonel Stark's regiment formed the left of the American line behind the rail - fence that formed part of the lines at Bunker Hill . Here they held their ground firmly and repelled the ...
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active advance afterwards American artillery attack battle battle of Antietam battle of Chickamauga battle of Perryville battle of Shiloh began Bragg brevet brigade brigadier-general British broke Burnside campaign captain captured career charge Chattanooga Colonel command Confederate Congress corps Crook crossed Custer daring defeat defence early enemy engaged expedition famous field fight fire flank followed force fought French garrison Grant Greene guns Hancock Harper's Ferry Hooker horse hundred Indians infantry Jackson Johnston July Lee's lieutenant major-general Marion McClellan Mexican miles military Morgan mountain movement Murfreesboro night North officer ordered position Potomac President prisoners raid rank reached rear regiment retreat Richmond River rode Rosecrans Scott sent Shenandoah Valley Sheridan Sherman siege soldier soon South South Carolina Stonewall Jackson strong surrender taken Tennessee thousand took troops Union army valley victory Virginia volunteers Washington Wayne West Point Wheeler wounded
Popular passages
Page 153 - If I save this army now, I tell you plainly that I owe no thanks to you, or to any other persons in Washington. " You have done your best to sacrifice this army.
Page 186 - I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah, with one hundred and fifty heavy guns and plenty of ammunition, and also about twenty-five thousand bales of cotton.
Page 29 - Edmund Palmer, an officer in the enemy's service, was taken as a spy lurking within our lines ; he has been tried as a spy, condemned as a spy, and shall be executed as a spy ; and the flag is ordered to depart immediately. " ISRAEL PUTNAM. " PS — He has, accordingly, been executed.
Page 161 - Yours of this date, proposing armistice and appointment of Commissioners to settle terms of capitulation, is just received. No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works.
Page 183 - There are many officers to whom these remarks are applicable to a greater or less degree, proportionate to their ability as soldiers ; but what I want is to express my thanks to you and McPherson, as the men to whom, above all others, I feel indebted for whatever I have had of success.
Page 172 - With all my devotion to the Union, and the feeling of loyalty and duty of an American citizen, I have not been able to make up my mind to raise my hand against my relatives, my children, my home.
Page 14 - If you speak of eloquence, Mr. Rutledge, of South Carolina, is by far the greatest orator ; but if you speak of solid information and sound judgment, Colonel Washington is unquestionably the greatest man on that floor.
Page 220 - In this position, the left wing received six distinct assaults by the combined forces of Hoke, Hardee, and Cheatham, under the immediate command of General Johnston himself, without giving an inch of ground, and doing good execution on the enemy's ranks, especially with our artillery, the enemy having little or none.
Page 187 - I declined it publicly, and the fact was universally noticed. I then took my post on the left of the President, and for six hours and a half stood, while the army passed in the order of the Fifteenth, Seventeenth, Twentieth, and Fourteenth Corps. It was, in my judgment, the most magnificent army in existence — sixty-five thousand men, in splendid physique, who had just completed a march of nearly two thousand miles in a hostile country...