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... Richmond . One day later again " Stonewall " Jackson took com- mand at Harper's Ferry . Johnston played a great and noble part throughout the war ; and we shall meet him again and again , down to the very end . But Jackson claims our ...
... Richmond . One day later again " Stonewall " Jackson took com- mand at Harper's Ferry . Johnston played a great and noble part throughout the war ; and we shall meet him again and again , down to the very end . But Jackson claims our ...
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... now coveted by Virginia for its Arsenal as well as for its command of road , rail , and water routes . The plan to raid it was arranged at Richmond on the sixteenth of April . But when the raiders reached it 20 CAPTAINS OF THE CIVIL WAR.
... now coveted by Virginia for its Arsenal as well as for its command of road , rail , and water routes . The plan to raid it was arranged at Richmond on the sixteenth of April . But when the raiders reached it 20 CAPTAINS OF THE CIVIL WAR.
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... Richmond . Companies accustomed to elect their officers according to the whim of the moment eagerly joined the higher officers in passing adverse resolutions . But authorities who were unanimous for Lee were not to be shaken by such ...
... Richmond . Companies accustomed to elect their officers according to the whim of the moment eagerly joined the higher officers in passing adverse resolutions . But authorities who were unanimous for Lee were not to be shaken by such ...
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... Richmond to the Mississippi ran just below the southwest end of the valley , while a network of roads radiated from Winchester near the northeast end , thirty miles southwest of Harper's Ferry . Throughout the month of May Jackson went ...
... Richmond to the Mississippi ran just below the southwest end of the valley , while a network of roads radiated from Winchester near the northeast end , thirty miles southwest of Harper's Ferry . Throughout the month of May Jackson went ...
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... Richmond " before it had the slightest chance of learning how to be an army . The Congress that met on the Fourth of July voted five hundred thousand men and two hun- dred and fifty million dollars . This showed that the greatness of ...
... Richmond " before it had the slightest chance of learning how to be an army . The Congress that met on the Fourth of July voted five hundred thousand men and two hun- dred and fifty million dollars . This showed that the greatness of ...
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