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Wastumton DC 1870, Portsmouth, N.H.), U.S. admiral who achieved fame for his
outstanding Union na£151 victories during the U.S. Civil War (1861— ).
Befriended as a youth in New Orleans by Naval Capt. David Dixon Porter, who
adopted ...
Wastumton DC 1870, Portsmouth, N.H.), U.S. admiral who achieved fame for his
outstanding Union na£151 victories during the U.S. Civil War (1861— ).
Befriended as a youth in New Orleans by Naval Capt. David Dixon Porter, who
adopted ...
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Gatlinburg, city, Sevier County, eastern Tennessee, U.S., southeast of Knoxville,
in the Great Smoky Mountains National ... The gun saw little use in the U.S. Civil
War but was adopted in all parts of the world, built in many calibres, and used in ...
Gatlinburg, city, Sevier County, eastern Tennessee, U.S., southeast of Knoxville,
in the Great Smoky Mountains National ... The gun saw little use in the U.S. Civil
War but was adopted in all parts of the world, built in many calibres, and used in ...
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Harpers Ferry, town, Jeflerson County, West Virginia, U.S., at the confluence of
the Harpers Ferry. ... Harpers Ferry, as an important link in the defense of
Washington, DC, during the American Civil War, was repeatedly attacked by both
Union ...
Harpers Ferry, town, Jeflerson County, West Virginia, U.S., at the confluence of
the Harpers Ferry. ... Harpers Ferry, as an important link in the defense of
Washington, DC, during the American Civil War, was repeatedly attacked by both
Union ...
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| Title | The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volume 23 The New Encyclopaedia Britannica |
| Edition | 15 |
| Publisher | Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 24 Nov 2010 |
| ISBN | 0852292902, 9780852292907 |
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