The Early Life, Campaigns, and Public Services of Robert E. Lee: With a Record of the Campaigns and Heroic Deeds of His Companions in ArmsE.B. Treat & Company, 1871 - 851 pages |
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... taken rank with Bacon , New- ton , and other luminaries in the world of letters and pure intellect . There is a second order of greatness , lower than that of genius , but often mistaken for it in the opinions of the vulgar . It is some ...
... taken rank with Bacon , New- ton , and other luminaries in the world of letters and pure intellect . There is a second order of greatness , lower than that of genius , but often mistaken for it in the opinions of the vulgar . It is some ...
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... taken to accuse him of want of patriotism , and a false sentimentalism towards those in arms against the government . The entire circum- stance , slight in itself , is interesting as indicating a line of dispute in the conduct of the ...
... taken to accuse him of want of patriotism , and a false sentimentalism towards those in arms against the government . The entire circum- stance , slight in itself , is interesting as indicating a line of dispute in the conduct of the ...
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... taken timely advantage of it , would have found little else than demoralized men disgracing the uniform of soldiers , covering the most vital points of the Confederacy . Every candidate who was anxious to serve his country with braid on ...
... taken timely advantage of it , would have found little else than demoralized men disgracing the uniform of soldiers , covering the most vital points of the Confederacy . Every candidate who was anxious to serve his country with braid on ...
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... taken cover , and glared for a new struggle of vengeance , and a new feast of slaugh- ter . Gen. Lee sat alone , as in a reverie ; there were marks of thought on his face , but no cloud of care upon the fine open coun- tenance ; he ...
... taken cover , and glared for a new struggle of vengeance , and a new feast of slaugh- ter . Gen. Lee sat alone , as in a reverie ; there were marks of thought on his face , but no cloud of care upon the fine open coun- tenance ; he ...
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... taken and paroled no less than forty - odd thousand prisoners ! If " the opinion of foreign nations may be taken as an anticipation of the judgment of posterity , " the Confederates had already for these achievements an assurance of ...
... taken and paroled no less than forty - odd thousand prisoners ! If " the opinion of foreign nations may be taken as an anticipation of the judgment of posterity , " the Confederates had already for these achievements an assurance of ...
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A. P. Hill action advance arms Army of Northern Army of Tennessee artillery assault attack batteries battle Beauregard Bragg Breckinridge brigade brilliant campaign captured Carolina cavalry column command Confederacy Confederate army corps D. H. Hill defence desperate division Dorn duty enemy enemy's engaged Federal army field fight fire Fitzhugh Lee flank Floyd force fought front gallant guns Hardee Harper's Ferry Hill honour horse infantry J. E. B. Stuart Jackson Johnston Kentucky killed Lee's Lieutenant-General Longstreet Maj.-Gen Major-General Manassas mand McClellan McLaws ment miles military Mississippi Missouri moved movement never night North Northern Virginia numbers officers organized P. G. T. BEAUREGARD Polk position Potomac President Davis prisoners railroad rear regiment reinforcements remarkable retreat Richmond river road rode sent Sherman soldiers South South Carolina Southern Stuart success superiour surrender tion troops Valley Vicksburg victory Washington West Point wounded