Heroes of the Army in AmericaJ.B. Lippincott, 1919 - 346 pages |
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... passed away . He had won for himself a fame which has never since dimmed . Now , as then , George Washington is re- garded by all true Americans , as " First in war , first in peace , and first in the hearts of his countrymen . " ISRAEL ...
... passed away . He had won for himself a fame which has never since dimmed . Now , as then , George Washington is re- garded by all true Americans , as " First in war , first in peace , and first in the hearts of his countrymen . " ISRAEL ...
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... passed before he recovered from the effects of his fight with fire . But no man could have been more tenderly nursed and cared for , since all felt that to him they owed the safety of the fort and the lives of many or all of the ...
... passed before he recovered from the effects of his fight with fire . But no man could have been more tenderly nursed and cared for , since all felt that to him they owed the safety of the fort and the lives of many or all of the ...
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... passed , and then the boat floated safely out upon the smooth waters below . The Indians gave up the chase , feeling that the men who could pass those rapids in safety bore charmed lives . One more story let us tell . It is one that ...
... passed , and then the boat floated safely out upon the smooth waters below . The Indians gave up the chase , feeling that the men who could pass those rapids in safety bore charmed lives . One more story let us tell . It is one that ...
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... passed through the most critical adventure of his life . He with Major Rogers and eight hundred men were sent to overtake a party of the enemy who had cut off a baggage train . The attempt was fruitless , the party having escaped , and ...
... passed through the most critical adventure of his life . He with Major Rogers and eight hundred men were sent to overtake a party of the enemy who had cut off a baggage train . The attempt was fruitless , the party having escaped , and ...
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... passed at home , where he died May 19 , 1790 . President Dwight speaks of him as " A man whose generosity was singular , whose honesty was proverbial , who raised himself to universal esteem and offices of eminent distinction by ...
... passed at home , where he died May 19 , 1790 . President Dwight speaks of him as " A man whose generosity was singular , whose honesty was proverbial , who raised himself to universal esteem and offices of eminent distinction by ...
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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...