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... , under two loyal young lieutenants , Slemmer and Gilman , occupied Barrancas Barracks in Pensacola Bay . Late at night on the eighth of January ( the day X before the Star of the West was fired on THE CLASH : 1861 3.
... , under two loyal young lieutenants , Slemmer and Gilman , occupied Barrancas Barracks in Pensacola Bay . Late at night on the eighth of January ( the day X before the Star of the West was fired on THE CLASH : 1861 3.
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... night and shut himself into his room , which was over mine ; and I heard his foot- steps through the night , and sometimes the mur- mur of his voice , as if he was praying . He remained at the hotel a week and in conversations declared ...
... night and shut himself into his room , which was over mine ; and I heard his foot- steps through the night , and sometimes the mur- mur of his voice , as if he was praying . He remained at the hotel a week and in conversations declared ...
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... night he and Blair attended a council of war , at which , overcoming all opposition , answering all objections , and making all arrangements , they laid their plans for the morrow . When Lyon's seven thousand surrounded Frost's seven ...
... night he and Blair attended a council of war , at which , overcoming all opposition , answering all objections , and making all arrangements , they laid their plans for the morrow . When Lyon's seven thousand surrounded Frost's seven ...
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... re- mained , though aground and apparently at the mercy of the Merrimac . The great draught of the Merrimac and the setting in of the ebb tide , however , made the Confederates draw off for the night THE NAVAL WAR : 1862 89.
... re- mained , though aground and apparently at the mercy of the Merrimac . The great draught of the Merrimac and the setting in of the ebb tide , however , made the Confederates draw off for the night THE NAVAL WAR : 1862 89.
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William Wood. however , made the Confederates draw off for the night . Next morning they saw the " tin can on the shingle " between them and their prey . The Moni- tor and Merrimac then began their epoch - making fight . The patchwork ...
William Wood. however , made the Confederates draw off for the night . Next morning they saw the " tin can on the shingle " between them and their prey . The Moni- tor and Merrimac then began their epoch - making fight . The patchwork ...
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