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Page 9
... turned , and rightly turned ; for this was Robert Lee , Lee of Virginia , soon to become one of the very few really great commanders of the world . As Lee came up to the hotel at San Antonio he was warmly greeted by Mrs. Darrow , the ...
... turned , and rightly turned ; for this was Robert Lee , Lee of Virginia , soon to become one of the very few really great commanders of the world . As Lee came up to the hotel at San Antonio he was warmly greeted by Mrs. Darrow , the ...
Page 28
... turning the Governor out of Jefferson City , the State capital , he had deprived the Confederates of the prestige and convenience of an acknowledged headquarters . X Now , by defeating him at Boonville and driving his forces south in ...
... turning the Governor out of Jefferson City , the State capital , he had deprived the Confederates of the prestige and convenience of an acknowledged headquarters . X Now , by defeating him at Boonville and driving his forces south in ...
Page 32
... turned to the " Man of Destiny " who had been given the nois- iest advertisement as the " Young Napoleon of the West . " McClellan had many good qualities for organization , and even some for strategy . An excited press and public ...
... turned to the " Man of Destiny " who had been given the nois- iest advertisement as the " Young Napoleon of the West . " McClellan had many good qualities for organization , and even some for strategy . An excited press and public ...
Page 36
... turned Beauregard's position at Bull Run . The Confederate problem was how to give Patterson the slip and reach Bull Run in time to meet McDowell with an equal force . X The Confederates had the advantage of interior lines both here and ...
... turned Beauregard's position at Bull Run . The Confederate problem was how to give Patterson the slip and reach Bull Run in time to meet McDowell with an equal force . X The Confederates had the advantage of interior lines both here and ...
Page 43
... turning of the left . The Confederate outposts fell back be- yond the ford . The Federal brigade followed on ; when suddenly sharp volleys took it in front and flank . The opposing brigade , under Longstreet ( of whom we shall often ...
... turning of the left . The Confederate outposts fell back be- yond the ford . The Federal brigade followed on ; when suddenly sharp volleys took it in front and flank . The opposing brigade , under Longstreet ( of whom we shall often ...
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