American History Told by Contemporaries ..., Volume 4Albert Bushnell Hart, John Gould Curtis Macmillan, 1901 |
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... division and Riley's brigade of Twigg's , with four times our numbers concentrated in our immediate front , I determined , on the 11th , to avoid that net - work of obstacles 28 [ 1847 The Mexican War General Winfield Scott: Capture of ...
... division and Riley's brigade of Twigg's , with four times our numbers concentrated in our immediate front , I determined , on the 11th , to avoid that net - work of obstacles 28 [ 1847 The Mexican War General Winfield Scott: Capture of ...
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... division an invalid since the events of August 19 . On a previous call of Pillow , Worth had just sent him a reinforcement - Colonel Clark's brigade . The broken acclivity was still to be ascended , and a strong redoubt , midway , to be ...
... division an invalid since the events of August 19 . On a previous call of Pillow , Worth had just sent him a reinforcement - Colonel Clark's brigade . The broken acclivity was still to be ascended , and a strong redoubt , midway , to be ...
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... division of the invading army . On the west of Lawrence , at twelve miles distance , he would have seen another encampment in the neighbourhood of Lecomp- ton , occupied by the forces under Colonel Titus and Colonel Wilkes . These were ...
... division of the invading army . On the west of Lawrence , at twelve miles distance , he would have seen another encampment in the neighbourhood of Lecomp- ton , occupied by the forces under Colonel Titus and Colonel Wilkes . These were ...
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... division , which was true , but the fault of the South ; for , while contending for their share in Louisiana , they were giving away nearly all below 36 ° 30 ' to the King of Spain . There being no tie , the speaker ( Mr. Clay ) could ...
... division , which was true , but the fault of the South ; for , while contending for their share in Louisiana , they were giving away nearly all below 36 ° 30 ' to the King of Spain . There being no tie , the speaker ( Mr. Clay ) could ...
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... division of the first vote caused a fall in Seward stock . It was seen that Lincoln , Cameron and Bates had the strength to defeat Seward , and it was known that the greater part of the Chase vote would go for Lincoln . . . . ... The ...
... division of the first vote caused a fall in Seward stock . It was seen that Lincoln , Cameron and Bates had the strength to defeat Seward , and it was known that the greater part of the Chase vote would go for Lincoln . . . . ... The ...
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