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... U.S. Civil War ( 1861- 65 ) . Befriended as a youth in New Orleans by Na- val Capt . David Dixon Porter , who adopted him , Farragut served in the War of 1812 and consequently alternated between school on land and practical service at ...
... U.S. Civil War ( 1861- 65 ) . Befriended as a youth in New Orleans by Na- val Capt . David Dixon Porter , who adopted him , Farragut served in the War of 1812 and consequently alternated between school on land and practical service at ...
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... U.S. , southeast of Knoxville , in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park ... Civil War skirmish ( 1863 ) near Gatlin- burg , Federal forces routed a ... U.S. inventor best known for the crank - operated multibarrel machine gun , which ...
... U.S. , southeast of Knoxville , in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park ... Civil War skirmish ( 1863 ) near Gatlin- burg , Federal forces routed a ... U.S. inventor best known for the crank - operated multibarrel machine gun , which ...
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... U.S. , at the confluence of the Harpers Ferry , W. Va . , at the confluence ... Civil War , was repeatedly attacked by both Union and Confederate armies ... war . Harpers Ferry , now a quiet residential vil- lage , is the headquarters for ...
... U.S. , at the confluence of the Harpers Ferry , W. Va . , at the confluence ... Civil War , was repeatedly attacked by both Union and Confederate armies ... war . Harpers Ferry , now a quiet residential vil- lage , is the headquarters for ...
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