A Short History of the United States, 1492-1938Macmillan, 1939 - 1039 pages |
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... force had crossed . His defenses crumbling under the hot American fire , he could resist no longer , and on the 17th raised a white flag and accepted Washington's terms . October 19 , the sur- render was signed , the land forces ...
... force had crossed . His defenses crumbling under the hot American fire , he could resist no longer , and on the 17th raised a white flag and accepted Washington's terms . October 19 , the sur- render was signed , the land forces ...
Page 527
... force oc- cupied central and eastern Kentucky , where union sentiment was strong ; but a federal force drove it back in January , 1862. By these three preliminary movements the border states of Missouri and Ken- tucky , which Lincoln's ...
... force oc- cupied central and eastern Kentucky , where union sentiment was strong ; but a federal force drove it back in January , 1862. By these three preliminary movements the border states of Missouri and Ken- tucky , which Lincoln's ...
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... force the confederacy could muster in that region . Sherman had before him no opposition worthy of the name , and he felt confident that Thomas could deal with any force Hood could gather . Sherman's Bold Plan . Battle of Franklin ...
... force the confederacy could muster in that region . Sherman had before him no opposition worthy of the name , and he felt confident that Thomas could deal with any force Hood could gather . Sherman's Bold Plan . Battle of Franklin ...
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Better Times in the Colony | 50 |
The Plymouth Colony | 59 |
The Colonies under the Later Stuarts 16601689 | 92 |
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