A Shower of Stars: The Medal of Honor and the 27th MaineG.K. Hall, 1999 - 381 pages |
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Page 171
... Ainsworth shone by comparison as a light in the wilderness . His career was mete- oric from that point onward . Some men join de- partments , but in the case of Ainsworth depart- ments joined him or were built around him . In 1889 , in ...
... Ainsworth shone by comparison as a light in the wilderness . His career was mete- oric from that point onward . Some men join de- partments , but in the case of Ainsworth depart- ments joined him or were built around him . In 1889 , in ...
Page 174
... Ainsworth even tried to find the transportation orders for the 27th Maine , believing that these might show which of the men had taken the train north on July 1 , 1863 , and which on July 4. But the transportation or- ders could not be ...
... Ainsworth even tried to find the transportation orders for the 27th Maine , believing that these might show which of the men had taken the train north on July 1 , 1863 , and which on July 4. But the transportation or- ders could not be ...
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... Ainsworth , as the Adjutant General , considered to be his own inviolable domain , and had fos- tered a proposal for Army record - keeping to which Ainsworth had responded with a caustic , angry letter . The letter was so intemperate ...
... Ainsworth , as the Adjutant General , considered to be his own inviolable domain , and had fos- tered a proposal for Army record - keeping to which Ainsworth had responded with a caustic , angry letter . The letter was so intemperate ...
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