The Life of General William T. ShermanPublishers' union, 1892 - 608 pages |
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... as a military cadet at West Point . Hating the desultory life of a recruiting officer , he burned for action and distinction on the fields of Mexico , but had the misfortune to be consigned to the wastes 5 Introductory,
... as a military cadet at West Point . Hating the desultory life of a recruiting officer , he burned for action and distinction on the fields of Mexico , but had the misfortune to be consigned to the wastes 5 Introductory,
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... West , and to co - operate with the armies of the Potomac and the East . The soldiers grew to love him , and they ... Western and Eastern armies , whose position and number should effectually prevent either the relief or escape of the ...
... West , and to co - operate with the armies of the Potomac and the East . The soldiers grew to love him , and they ... Western and Eastern armies , whose position and number should effectually prevent either the relief or escape of the ...
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... West Point , • · 3. General Anderson , 4. Commodore Foote , . 5. Iron Clad River Gunboat , 6. Battle of Shiloh , • Page • · Frontispiece . 19 · 69 76 85 · 92 7. Admiral Porter , . · 8. Vicksburg and Port Hudson ( Map ) , 9. Grant and ...
... West Point , • · 3. General Anderson , 4. Commodore Foote , . 5. Iron Clad River Gunboat , 6. Battle of Shiloh , • Page • · Frontispiece . 19 · 69 76 85 · 92 7. Admiral Porter , . · 8. Vicksburg and Port Hudson ( Map ) , 9. Grant and ...
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... west in 1821 , leaving his wife behind him in Connecticut . A year later he sent for her , and under the escort of some friends and neighbors she traveled on horseback over the Alleghenies , holding her infant child on a pillow in front ...
... west in 1821 , leaving his wife behind him in Connecticut . A year later he sent for her , and under the escort of some friends and neighbors she traveled on horseback over the Alleghenies , holding her infant child on a pillow in front ...
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... West Point . Previous to this , however , Sherman was allowed in 1834 to work during that Fall and the following Spring as rodman for a surveyor who was making surveys for a canal to connect with the great Ohio one LIFE OF GENERAL ...
... West Point . Previous to this , however , Sherman was allowed in 1834 to work during that Fall and the following Spring as rodman for a surveyor who was making surveys for a canal to connect with the great Ohio one LIFE OF GENERAL ...
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Page 558 - I am going to my Father's, and though with great difficulty I am got hither, yet now I do not repent me of all the trouble I have been at to arrive where I am. My sword I give to him that shall succeed me in my pilgrimage, and my courage and skill to him that can get it.
Page 240 - ... what I want is to express my thanks to you and McPherson, as the men to whom, above all others, I feel indebted for whatever I have had of success. How far your advice and assistance have been of help to me you know.
Page 438 - HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, " ' April 9, 1865. " ' GENERAL, — I received your letter of this date containing the terms of the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia as proposed by you. As they are substantially the same as those expressed in your letter of the 8th instant, they are accepted. I will proceed to designate the proper officers to carry the stipulations into effect. RE LEE, General. "
Page 459 - I propose to receive the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia on the following terms, to wit: Rolls of all the officers and men to be made in duplicate, one copy to be given to an officer to be designated by me, the other to be retained by such officer or officers as you may designate.
Page 558 - I give to him that shall succeed me in my Pilgrimage, and my Courage and Skill to him that can get it. My Marks and Scars I carry with me, to be a witness for me that I have fought his Battles who now will be my Rewarder. When the day that he must go hence was come, many accompanied him to the Riverside, into which as he went he said, Death, where is thy Sting?
Page 243 - Mr. President, I accept the commission, with gratitude for the high honor conferred. With the aid of the noble armies that have fought in so many fields for our common country, it will be my earnest endeavor not to disappoint your expectations. I feel the full weight of the responsibilities now devolving on me ; and I know that if they are met, it will be due to those armies, and above all, to the favor of that Providence which leads both nations and men.
Page 180 - When you first reached the vicinity of Vicksburg, I thought you should do what you finally did — march the troops across the neck, run the batteries with the transports, and thus go below ; and I never had any faith, except a general hope that you knew better than I, that the Yazoo Pass expedition and the like could succeed. When you got below and...
Page 439 - Men, we have fought through the war together. I have done the best that I could for you/ Not an eye that looked on that scene was dry.
Page 356 - Around it clings many a thought of desperate battle, of hope and fear, that now seem like the memory of a dream; and I have never seen the place since. The day was extremely beautiful, clear sunlight, with bracing air, and an unusual feeling of exhilaration seemed to pervade all minds — a feeling of something to come, vague and undefined, still full of venture and intense interest. Even the common soldiers caught the inspiration, and many a group called out to me as I worked my way past them, "Uncle...
Page 384 - I beg to present you, as a Christmas gift, the city of Savannah, with one hundred and fifty heavy guns and plenty of ammunition, and also about twenty-five thousand bales of cotton.