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... army posts ready for capitulation whenever secession should have become an accomplished fact . He urged on con- struction , repairs , and armament at Charleston , while refusing to strengthen the garrison , in or- der , as he said , not ...
... army posts ready for capitulation whenever secession should have become an accomplished fact . He urged on con- struction , repairs , and armament at Charleston , while refusing to strengthen the garrison , in or- der , as he said , not ...
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... Army and Navy for the service of the South . Chase , like many another Southern officer , was stirred to his inmost depths by his own change of allegiance . " I have come , " he said , " to ask of you young officers , officers of the ...
... Army and Navy for the service of the South . Chase , like many another Southern officer , was stirred to his inmost depths by his own change of allegiance . " I have come , " he said , " to ask of you young officers , officers of the ...
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... army posts were handed over to the State by General Twiggs . San Antonio was swarming with Secessionist rangers . Unionist companies were marching up and down . The Fed- eral garrison was leaving the town on parole , with the band ...
... army posts were handed over to the State by General Twiggs . San Antonio was swarming with Secessionist rangers . Unionist companies were marching up and down . The Fed- eral garrison was leaving the town on parole , with the band ...
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... army . The com- panies had to be formed into workable battalions , the battalions into brigades . There was a deplor- able lack of cavalry , artillery , engineers , commis- sariat , transport , medical services , and , above all , staff ...
... army . The com- panies had to be formed into workable battalions , the battalions into brigades . There was a deplor- able lack of cavalry , artillery , engineers , commis- sariat , transport , medical services , and , above all , staff ...
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... army with the Allies in the Crimea , had written a good official report on his observations there , had become manager of a big railroad after leaving the service , and had so im- pressed people with his ability and modesty on the ...
... army with the Allies in the Crimea , had written a good official report on his observations there , had become manager of a big railroad after leaving the service , and had so im- pressed people with his ability and modesty on the ...
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