American History Told by Contemporaries ..., Volume 4Albert Bushnell Hart, John Gould Curtis Macmillan, 1901 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 80
Page 14
... command of the whole country between them . Presidios have since been established at Santa Barbara and San Francisco ; thus dividing the country into four large districts , each with its presidio , and governed by the commandant . The ...
... command of the whole country between them . Presidios have since been established at Santa Barbara and San Francisco ; thus dividing the country into four large districts , each with its presidio , and governed by the commandant . The ...
Page 22
... command . The Mexican forces at Matamoras assumed a belligerent attitude , and on the 12th of April General Ampudia , then in command , notified Gen- eral Taylor to break up his camp within twenty - four hours and to retire beyond the ...
... command . The Mexican forces at Matamoras assumed a belligerent attitude , and on the 12th of April General Ampudia , then in command , notified Gen- eral Taylor to break up his camp within twenty - four hours and to retire beyond the ...
Page 27
... command gradually advanced to the front . . . . Later in the day in reconnoitring I found a church off to the south of the road , which looked to me as if the belfry would command the ground back of the garita San Cosme . I got an ...
... command gradually advanced to the front . . . . Later in the day in reconnoitring I found a church off to the south of the road , which looked to me as if the belfry would command the ground back of the garita San Cosme . I got an ...
Page 28
... command in person the expedition against Mexico , which he brought to the brilliant close described in the report given below . Scott was punctilious and brave and loyal , and in the Mexican War he showed him- self a leader among ...
... command in person the expedition against Mexico , which he brought to the brilliant close described in the report given below . Scott was punctilious and brave and loyal , and in the Mexican War he showed him- self a leader among ...
Page 29
... command devolved on Brigadier General Cadwalader , in the absence of the senior brigadier ( Pierce ) of the same division an invalid since the events of August 19 . On a previous call of Pillow , Worth had just sent him a reinforcement ...
... command devolved on Brigadier General Cadwalader , in the absence of the senior brigadier ( Pierce ) of the same division an invalid since the events of August 19 . On a previous call of Pillow , Worth had just sent him a reinforcement ...
Contents
155 | |
162 | |
196 | |
209 | |
230 | |
256 | |
265 | |
277 | |
280 | |
306 | |
330 | |
338 | |
346 | |
412 | |
418 | |
573 | |
579 | |
612 | |
635 | |
647 | |
672 | |
673 | |
678 | |
679 | |
680 | |
688 | |
698 | |
704 | |
710 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Abraham Lincoln adopted Alabama American arms army authority batteries battle believe Bibliography bill bonnie Blue Flag Boston brigade called Captain Channing and Hart Charleston citizens Civil command compromise Confederate Confederate army Congress Constitution Convention Court Cuba declared Democratic Dred duty election enemy enemy's extract Federal fire flag force Fort Pickens Fort Sumter freedom give guns House John Kansas labor land Lincoln ment miles Missouri Missouri compromise morning nation negro never night North Northern o'clock officers Ordinance of Secession party passed passim peace persons Phiretahs political President principles provisions question rebel rebellion regiment Republican Republican party Reuben Davis river Robert Toombs secession Secretary secure Senate sent Seward slave slavery soldiers South Carolina Southern Sumter territory things tion treaty troops Union Union army United vote Washington whole Wigfall York