Fighting Joe HookerButternut Press, 1987 - 366 pages |
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Page 99
... night's rest . " 29 A ration of whisky was served both morning and night to neutralize malaria and keep up morale.30 There was little indication that the missionary work of last winter's Temperance League had been of lasting success ...
... night's rest . " 29 A ration of whisky was served both morning and night to neutralize malaria and keep up morale.30 There was little indication that the missionary work of last winter's Temperance League had been of lasting success ...
Page 197
... night of the thirtieth ) in the midst of that region of Virginia known as the Wilderness.40 It was an area of dense forests of oak and pine with here and there a clearing where attempts were made to farm the poor soil . The Plank Road ...
... night of the thirtieth ) in the midst of that region of Virginia known as the Wilderness.40 It was an area of dense forests of oak and pine with here and there a clearing where attempts were made to farm the poor soil . The Plank Road ...
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... night and the early morning of the sixth the Union troops took up the march over the shaky bridges which were covered with pine boughs to deaden the sound of retreat . General Meade , assigned to rear - guard duty , re- ported all ...
... night and the early morning of the sixth the Union troops took up the march over the shaky bridges which were covered with pine boughs to deaden the sound of retreat . General Meade , assigned to rear - guard duty , re- ported all ...
Contents
THE EARLY TRAINING OF A FIGHTER | 17 |
FIGURE | 20 |
CIVIL INTERLUDE IN CALIFORNIA AND OREGON | 36 |
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