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... position under the laws of the State , I deem it proper to acquaint you that I accepted such position when Louisiana was a State of the Union , and when the motto of this seminary was inserted in marble over the main door : By the ...
... position under the laws of the State , I deem it proper to acquaint you that I accepted such position when Louisiana was a State of the Union , and when the motto of this seminary was inserted in marble over the main door : By the ...
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... position he held was a neutral one . ” Three other Union witnesses show how Lee agonized over the fateful decision he was being forced to make . Captain R. M. Potter says : " I have seldom seen a more distressed man . He said , ' When I ...
... position he held was a neutral one . ” Three other Union witnesses show how Lee agonized over the fateful decision he was being forced to make . Captain R. M. Potter says : " I have seldom seen a more distressed man . He said , ' When I ...
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William Wood. river into Illinois , while he occupied the most com- manding position near the arsenal with his own troops , thus forestalling the Confederates , under Brigadier - General D. M. Frost , who was now forced to establish Camp ...
William Wood. river into Illinois , while he occupied the most com- manding position near the arsenal with his own troops , thus forestalling the Confederates , under Brigadier - General D. M. Frost , who was now forced to establish Camp ...
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... position by threatening or actually making an invasion of the Shenandoah Valley with Patterson's superior force , while McDowell's superior force attacked or turned Beauregard's position at Bull Run . The Confederate problem was how to ...
... position by threatening or actually making an invasion of the Shenandoah Valley with Patterson's superior force , while McDowell's superior force attacked or turned Beauregard's position at Bull Run . The Confederate problem was how to ...
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... position . But Beauregard intended to attack , hoping to profit by the Federal disjointed- ness . Consequently none of the eight fords were strongly defended except at Union Mills on the extreme right and the Stone Bridge on the extreme ...
... position . But Beauregard intended to attack , hoping to profit by the Federal disjointed- ness . Consequently none of the eight fords were strongly defended except at Union Mills on the extreme right and the Stone Bridge on the extreme ...
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