Heroes of the Army in AmericaJ.B. Lippincott, 1919 - 346 pages |
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... whole force was moved across the river , with nearly all the cannon and military stores , the whole done so skilfully and quietly that the British were utterly amazed the next morning to find that their hoped - for prey had escaped ...
... whole force was moved across the river , with nearly all the cannon and military stores , the whole done so skilfully and quietly that the British were utterly amazed the next morning to find that their hoped - for prey had escaped ...
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... whole British army under General Burgoyne had been captured near Albany . The French had entered into alliance with the Americans and promised to send a fleet and army to their support . When the next summer came the British , fearing ...
... whole British army under General Burgoyne had been captured near Albany . The French had entered into alliance with the Americans and promised to send a fleet and army to their support . When the next summer came the British , fearing ...
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... whole civilized world looked upon him as the greatest soldier of the age , while his own people both admired and loved him . He was hailed by all as the savior of his country . The war ended , Washington retired to his home at Mount ...
... whole civilized world looked upon him as the greatest soldier of the age , while his own people both admired and loved him . He was hailed by all as the savior of his country . The war ended , Washington retired to his home at Mount ...
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... whole life story is a record of brave deeds and daring escapes , too numerous for us to do more than mention here . The first and one of the most famous of these took place when he was living on a farm near Pomfret , Connecticut . A ...
... whole life story is a record of brave deeds and daring escapes , too numerous for us to do more than mention here . The first and one of the most famous of these took place when he was living on a farm near Pomfret , Connecticut . A ...
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... whole army of French and Indians were upon him , closed the gates in haste and left the party to its fate . Fortunately , the sound of the firing reached Put- nam's ears , and immediately afterwards his scouts brought him word of ...
... whole army of French and Indians were upon him , closed the gates in haste and left the party to its fate . Fortunately , the sound of the firing reached Put- nam's ears , and immediately afterwards his scouts brought him word of ...
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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...