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... duty which lies right before him , however prosaic and disagreeable . He acts his convictions instead of talking them . So he is called " common - place : " for we Americans are prone to confound brilliancy with greatness ; to admire ...
... duty which lies right before him , however prosaic and disagreeable . He acts his convictions instead of talking them . So he is called " common - place : " for we Americans are prone to confound brilliancy with greatness ; to admire ...
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... duty to castigate criminals for stealing . Sometimes , when on a spree , that jocular official amused himself by cowhiding all the prisoners , including those confined for debt . Fort Washington was a garrisoned post in the heart of the ...
... duty to castigate criminals for stealing . Sometimes , when on a spree , that jocular official amused himself by cowhiding all the prisoners , including those confined for debt . Fort Washington was a garrisoned post in the heart of the ...
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... duties of housewifery , and to great womanly sweet- ness added prudence , clear judgment , piety , and a gravity and thoughtfulness beyond her years . Never was Jesse Grant's good fortune greater than when , on the twenty - fourth of ...
... duties of housewifery , and to great womanly sweet- ness added prudence , clear judgment , piety , and a gravity and thoughtfulness beyond her years . Never was Jesse Grant's good fortune greater than when , on the twenty - fourth of ...
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... without difficulty , and entered at once upon his scholastic duties . The site of the Military Academy had much to stir the enthusiasm , and its history much to captivate the imagina- BBB THE SOUTH EARRACKS BBB THE BIC LEAP . 10.
... without difficulty , and entered at once upon his scholastic duties . The site of the Military Academy had much to stir the enthusiasm , and its history much to captivate the imagina- BBB THE SOUTH EARRACKS BBB THE BIC LEAP . 10.
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... duty during the rest of the battle . The next morning , covered with dirt and blood , she was presented to Washington , who appointed her a sergeant , and had her placed on the half - pay list for life . She re- mained in the army ...
... duty during the rest of the battle . The next morning , covered with dirt and blood , she was presented to Washington , who appointed her a sergeant , and had her placed on the half - pay list for life . She re- mained in the army ...
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Page 426 - Up from the south at break of day, Bringing to Winchester fresh dismay, The affrighted air with a shudder bore, Like a herald in haste, to the chieftain's door, The terrible grumble, and rumble, and roar, Telling the battle was on once more, And Sheridan twenty miles away.
Page 329 - My Dear General: I do not remember that you and I ever met personally. I write this now as a grateful acknowledgment for the almost inestimable service you have done the country. I wish to say a word further. 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...
Page 468 - I would say that peace being my great desire, there is but one condition I would insist upon, namely, that the men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms again against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged. I will meet you, or will designate officers to meet any officers you may name for the same purpose, at any point agreeable to you, for the purpose of arranging definitely the terms upon which the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia will...
Page 426 - And wider still those billows of war Thundered along the horizon's bar; And louder yet into Winchester rolled The roar of that red sea uncontrolled, Making the blood of the listener cold As he thought of the stake in that fiery fray, And Sheridan — twenty miles away.
Page 218 - Yours of this date, proposing armistice and appointment of Commissioners to settle terms of capitulation, is just received. No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works.
Page 329 - ... 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 took Port Gibson, Grand Gulf, and vicinity, I thought you should go down the river and join General Banks, and when you turned northward, east of the Big Black,...
Page 468 - GENERAL: I have received your note of this date. Though not entertaining the opinion you express on the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia, I reciprocate your desire to avoid useless effusion of blood, and therefore, before considering your proposition, ask the terms you will offer on condition of its surrender.
Page 426 - Temple of Fame — There, with the glorious General's name, Be it said in letters both bold and bright : "Here is the steed that saved the day, By carrying Sheridan into the fight, From Winchester — twenty miles away!
Page 441 - He instructs me to say that you are not to decide, discuss, or confer upon any political question. Such questions the President holds in his own hands, and will submit them to no military conferences or conventions. Meantime you are to press to the utmost your military advantages.
Page 476 - 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.