A History of the Life and Services of Captain Samuel Dewees: A Native of Pennsylvania, and Soldier of the Revolutionary and Last Wars. Also, Reminiscences of the Revolutionary Struggle...and Late War with Great Britain. In All of which He was Patriotically Engaged |
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Page 49
... playing and beat- ing an appeal to arms . Many of the colonists done early homage to the immac- ulate God of the illustrious republican city of true liberty , set upon a lofty eminence , and began to speak aloud what before had been ...
... playing and beat- ing an appeal to arms . Many of the colonists done early homage to the immac- ulate God of the illustrious republican city of true liberty , set upon a lofty eminence , and began to speak aloud what before had been ...
Page 61
... beat to quarters ; si lently each soldier took his post , and the heavy guns of Fort Moultrie loomed black and grim ... play . " " Yes , Marion , ' tis as you say , " answered Moultrie , lowering his glass ; " the banner of St. George ...
... beat to quarters ; si lently each soldier took his post , and the heavy guns of Fort Moultrie loomed black and grim ... play . " " Yes , Marion , ' tis as you say , " answered Moultrie , lowering his glass ; " the banner of St. George ...
Page 161
... play and beat the Reveille at the peep of day , 162 LIFE OF - and then the Troop for roll 14 * 160 LIFE OF ...
... play and beat the Reveille at the peep of day , 162 LIFE OF - and then the Troop for roll 14 * 160 LIFE OF ...
Page 163
... beat up the fatigue's march . " We having had a name for every thing , or rather tunes significant of duties of all ... played or beat for a Reveille pro- perly . Some at Baltimore in 1813 and 1814 , beat Sally wont you follow me , " and ...
... beat up the fatigue's march . " We having had a name for every thing , or rather tunes significant of duties of all ... played or beat for a Reveille pro- perly . Some at Baltimore in 1813 and 1814 , beat Sally wont you follow me , " and ...
Page 165
... beat up " the Adjutant's call . " The Adjutant , when called thus , would ... play and beat the Long Roll , Roast Beef , the Troop or the General , and ... playing and beating up the " W's March " after her until we arrived at the bank of ...
... beat up " the Adjutant's call . " The Adjutant , when called thus , would ... play and beat the Long Roll , Roast Beef , the Troop or the General , and ... playing and beating up the " W's March " after her until we arrived at the bank of ...
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A History of the Life and Services of Captain Samuel Dewees, a Native of ... John Smith Hanna No preview available - 2017 |
A History of the Life and Services of Captain Samuel Dewees: A Native of ... John Smith Hanna No preview available - 2015 |
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