American History Told by Contemporaries ..., Volume 4Albert Bushnell Hart, John Gould Curtis Macmillan, 1901 |
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... morning of the 12th , but there was no further engagement during this day than that of the artillery . Gen- eral Scott assigned the capture of Chapultepec to General Pillow The Mexican War Second Lieutenant Ulysses Simpson Grant: A ...
... morning of the 12th , but there was no further engagement during this day than that of the artillery . Gen- eral Scott assigned the capture of Chapultepec to General Pillow The Mexican War Second Lieutenant Ulysses Simpson Grant: A ...
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... morning of the 14th , the colors of the United States on the walls of this palace . . . . - - a This city stands upon a slight swell of ground , near the centre of an irregular basin , and is girdled with a ditch in its greater extent ...
... morning of the 14th , the colors of the United States on the walls of this palace . . . . - - a This city stands upon a slight swell of ground , near the centre of an irregular basin , and is girdled with a ditch in its greater extent ...
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... morning of the 13th , judging that the time had arrived , by the effect of the missiles we had thrown , I sent an aid - de - camp to Pillow , and another to Quitman , with notice that the concerted signal was about to be given . Both ...
... morning of the 13th , judging that the time had arrived , by the effect of the missiles we had thrown , I sent an aid - de - camp to Pillow , and another to Quitman , with notice that the concerted signal was about to be given . Both ...
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... morning , ( September 14 , ) a deputation of the ayuntamiento ( city council ) waited upon me to report that the federal government and the army of Mexico had fled from the capital some three hours before , and to demand terms of ...
... morning , ( September 14 , ) a deputation of the ayuntamiento ( city council ) waited upon me to report that the federal government and the army of Mexico had fled from the capital some three hours before , and to demand terms of ...
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... morning , after traveling nearly forty hours without food or water . If ever a cup of coffee and slice of bacon was relished by man , it was by me that morning , on arriving at the encampment a little after ten . We found this to be an ...
... morning , after traveling nearly forty hours without food or water . If ever a cup of coffee and slice of bacon was relished by man , it was by me that morning , on arriving at the encampment a little after ten . We found this to be an ...
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