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William Wood. by loyal men , mastheaded extra colors and stood clear . Five days afterwards they had to sail for New York ; and Slemmer , whose total garrison had been raised to eighty by the addition of thirty sailors , was left to hold ...
William Wood. by loyal men , mastheaded extra colors and stood clear . Five days afterwards they had to sail for New York ; and Slemmer , whose total garrison had been raised to eighty by the addition of thirty sailors , was left to hold ...
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... five hundred state militiamen surrounded him , and his old brother- officer , the future Confederate General Bragg , per- suaded him that the Union was really at an end , to all intents and purposes , and when he found no orders , no ...
... five hundred state militiamen surrounded him , and his old brother- officer , the future Confederate General Bragg , per- suaded him that the Union was really at an end , to all intents and purposes , and when he found no orders , no ...
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... five . It was to have been provisioned for six months . The actual supplies could not be made to last be- yond two weeks . Both sides knew that Anderson's gallant little garrison must be starved out by the fifteenth . But the excited ...
... five . It was to have been provisioned for six months . The actual supplies could not be made to last be- yond two weeks . Both sides knew that Anderson's gallant little garrison must be starved out by the fifteenth . But the excited ...
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... , three thousand strong , at Chambersburg , forty - five miles north of Harper's Ferry , and twelve thousand strong farther north still . One day he made a magnificent capture of rolling stock on the twenty THE CLASH : 1861 28.
... , three thousand strong , at Chambersburg , forty - five miles north of Harper's Ferry , and twelve thousand strong farther north still . One day he made a magnificent capture of rolling stock on the twenty THE CLASH : 1861 28.
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... five hundred thousand men and two hun- dred and fifty million dollars . This showed that the greatness of the war was beginning to be seen . But the men , the the money , and the Glorious Fourth were so blurred together in the public ...
... five hundred thousand men and two hun- dred and fifty million dollars . This showed that the greatness of the war was beginning to be seen . But the men , the the money , and the Glorious Fourth were so blurred together in the public ...
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