Heroes of the Army in AmericaJ.B. Lippincott, 1919 - 346 pages |
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... famous among the heroes of the American army is the immortal George Washington , the " First in war , first in peace , and first in the hearts of his countrymen . " Washington was first in war in another sense than is here intended ...
... famous among the heroes of the American army is the immortal George Washington , the " First in war , first in peace , and first in the hearts of his countrymen . " Washington was first in war in another sense than is here intended ...
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... famous that name was after- wards to become . Little George grew up to be a fine , hearty , handsome boy , strong and sound in body and noble in character . His father died when he was twelve years of age , but his mother , one of the ...
... famous that name was after- wards to become . Little George grew up to be a fine , hearty , handsome boy , strong and sound in body and noble in character . His father died when he was twelve years of age , but his mother , one of the ...
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... famous of these took place when he was living on a farm near Pomfret , Connecticut . A wolf , the terror of the farmers , had killed many of his sheep , and he pursued it to the rock - den in which it had taken refuge . How to get at ...
... famous of these took place when he was living on a farm near Pomfret , Connecticut . A wolf , the terror of the farmers , had killed many of his sheep , and he pursued it to the rock - den in which it had taken refuge . How to get at ...
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... famous . He , with one hundred and fifty men and two cannon , was at the brow of a steep declivity at a place called Horseneck , from which a series of stone steps led to the valley below . Here he was assailed by Governor Tryon with ...
... famous . He , with one hundred and fifty men and two cannon , was at the brow of a steep declivity at a place called Horseneck , from which a series of stone steps led to the valley below . Here he was assailed by Governor Tryon with ...
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... famous , and still more his short and telling speech to his troops before the battle joined . But this was only an incident in Stark's warlike career , which was long and distin- guished , in both the French and Indian and the Revo ...
... famous , and still more his short and telling speech to his troops before the battle joined . But this was only an incident in Stark's warlike career , which was long and distin- guished , in both the French and Indian and the Revo ...
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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...