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... took formal possession of Pinckney and Moultrie ; and three days later seized the United States Ar- senal in Charleston itself . Ten days later again , on January 9 , 1861 , the Star of the West , a merchant vessel coming in with ...
... took formal possession of Pinckney and Moultrie ; and three days later seized the United States Ar- senal in Charleston itself . Ten days later again , on January 9 , 1861 , the Star of the West , a merchant vessel coming in with ...
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... took command of the Virginians at 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 ...
... took command of the Virginians at 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 ...
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... made for a worthy cause ; and no one was readier to help all ranks along toward real efficiency in the kindest possible way when he saw they were doing their best . At the end of May Johnston took over the com- 24 CAPTAINS OF THE CIVIL WAR.
... made for a worthy cause ; and no one was readier to help all ranks along toward real efficiency in the kindest possible way when he saw they were doing their best . At the end of May Johnston took over the com- 24 CAPTAINS OF THE CIVIL WAR.
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William Wood. At the end of May Johnston took over the com- mand of the increasing force at Harper's Ferry , while Jackson was given the First Shenandoah Brigade , a unit soon , like himself , to be raised by service into fame . On the ...
William Wood. At the end of May Johnston took over the com- mand of the increasing force at Harper's Ferry , while Jackson was given the First Shenandoah Brigade , a unit soon , like himself , to be raised by service into fame . On the ...
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... took place at Falling Waters , five miles south of the Potomac , where Jackson came into touch with Patterson's advanced guard . As Jackson withdrew his hand- ful of Virginian infantry the Federal cavalry came clattering down the ...
... took place at Falling Waters , five miles south of the Potomac , where Jackson came into touch with Patterson's advanced guard . As Jackson withdrew his hand- ful of Virginian infantry the Federal cavalry came clattering down the ...
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