Harper's Encyclopædia of United States History: From 458 A.D. to 1902, Volume 7Harper & Bros., 1901 |
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... miles distant . There he wrote to the War Department , giving an account of the affair , and say- ing , " If you can send me 300 men , all were repulsed with considerable loss , and fled in confusion over the frozen bosom of the St ...
... miles distant . There he wrote to the War Department , giving an account of the affair , and say- ing , " If you can send me 300 men , all were repulsed with considerable loss , and fled in confusion over the frozen bosom of the St ...
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... miles . A large portion of Oklahoma , however , remained under the occupancy of Indian tribes , who were under the control of the Indian bureau , and received regular sup- plies of clothing and food from the gov- ernment . Among these ...
... miles . A large portion of Oklahoma , however , remained under the occupancy of Indian tribes , who were under the control of the Indian bureau , and received regular sup- plies of clothing and food from the gov- ernment . Among these ...
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... miles of Rich- mond , captured a lieutenant and eleven men within the Confederate works of that capital . Then he struck the Virginia Cen- tral Railway at Meadows Bridge , on the Chickahominy ; and thence pushed on , de- stroying ...
... miles of Rich- mond , captured a lieutenant and eleven men within the Confederate works of that capital . Then he struck the Virginia Cen- tral Railway at Meadows Bridge , on the Chickahominy ; and thence pushed on , de- stroying ...
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... mile Creek , eastward was proclaimed , early in 1815. Chaun- of the Niagara River . They made a de- cey expected that Yeo would attack scent upon the village of Charlotte , situ- his squadron in the harbor , but he did ated at the mouth ...
... mile Creek , eastward was proclaimed , early in 1815. Chaun- of the Niagara River . They made a de- cey expected that Yeo would attack scent upon the village of Charlotte , situ- his squadron in the harbor , but he did ated at the mouth ...
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... miles . The colony , too , was sadly injured in number and strength . A deadly hostility between the races continued for more than twenty years . Opechancanough lived , and had been nursing his wrath all that time , prudence alone ...
... miles . The colony , too , was sadly injured in number and strength . A deadly hostility between the races continued for more than twenty years . Opechancanough lived , and had been nursing his wrath all that time , prudence alone ...
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