Harper's Encyclopædia of United States History: From 458 A.D. to 1902, Volume 7Harper & Bros., 1901 |
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... army in Boston . Early in 1777 he entered the AARON OGDEN . army as captain under his brother Mat- thias , and fought at Brandywine . He was brigade - major under Lee at Monmouth , and assistant aide - de - camp to Lord Stir- O'Dell ...
... army in Boston . Early in 1777 he entered the AARON OGDEN . army as captain under his brother Mat- thias , and fought at Brandywine . He was brigade - major under Lee at Monmouth , and assistant aide - de - camp to Lord Stir- O'Dell ...
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... army in Georgia . With him also came REV . JOHN WESLEY ( q . v . ) and his brother Charles , for the purpose of giving Oglesby , RICHARD JAMES , military offi- cer ; born in Oldham county , Ky . , July 25 , 1824 ; settled in Decatur ...
... army in Georgia . With him also came REV . JOHN WESLEY ( q . v . ) and his brother Charles , for the purpose of giving Oglesby , RICHARD JAMES , military offi- cer ; born in Oldham county , Ky . , July 25 , 1824 ; settled in Decatur ...
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... army in June , 1846 , and served with distinction throughout the Mexican War . After the remains of the Kentucky soldiers who fell at Buena Vista were reinterred in their native State he wrote for that occasion the well - known poem ...
... army in June , 1846 , and served with distinction throughout the Mexican War . After the remains of the Kentucky soldiers who fell at Buena Vista were reinterred in their native State he wrote for that occasion the well - known poem ...
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... army as a lieutenant in his brother's com- pany in 1775 , and served with distinction in several of the principal battles of the Revolutionary War . He served under La- fayette in Virginia , and was distinguished in the capture of a ...
... army as a lieutenant in his brother's com- pany in 1775 , and served with distinction in several of the principal battles of the Revolutionary War . He served under La- fayette in Virginia , and was distinguished in the capture of a ...
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... Army of the Potomac , and from every quarter was heard the cry , " Push on to Richmond ! " Edwin M. Stanton succeeded Mr. Cameron as Secretary of War , Jan. 13 , 1862 , and the President issued a general order , Jan. 27 , in which he ...
... Army of the Potomac , and from every quarter was heard the cry , " Push on to Richmond ! " Edwin M. Stanton succeeded Mr. Cameron as Secretary of War , Jan. 13 , 1862 , and the President issued a general order , Jan. 27 , in which he ...
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