A Personal History of Ulysses S. Grant: And Sketch of Schuyler Colfax |
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... soon as their families arrived , they built a palisade , a quadrangle three - quarters of a mile long , to protect them against Indians . Those who had houses or lots outside , left them and moved in . Matthew Grant had cleared six ...
... soon as their families arrived , they built a palisade , a quadrangle three - quarters of a mile long , to protect them against Indians . Those who had houses or lots outside , left them and moved in . Matthew Grant had cleared six ...
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... Soon after began the final struggle between the French and English for su- premacy on the American Continent , in which he and his brother Solomon both served . The old French and Indian War of our great - grand- fathers ! —how dim and ...
... Soon after began the final struggle between the French and English for su- premacy on the American Continent , in which he and his brother Solomon both served . The old French and Indian War of our great - grand- fathers ! —how dim and ...
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... soon made Cleveland their trading point . At the outset , in winter they fed their swine on potatoes and peas , fancying the soil too cold for Indian corn , but in time they learned that it was admirably adapted to that grain . Still ...
... soon made Cleveland their trading point . At the outset , in winter they fed their swine on potatoes and peas , fancying the soil too cold for Indian corn , but in time they learned that it was admirably adapted to that grain . Still ...
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... soon as Jesse was off with the old love , he was on with the new . Ten miles from Point Pleasant lived another maiden , Hannah Simpson , sole daughter of the house and heart of a thrifty farmer who had moved to the West two years before ...
... soon as Jesse was off with the old love , he was on with the new . Ten miles from Point Pleasant lived another maiden , Hannah Simpson , sole daughter of the house and heart of a thrifty farmer who had moved to the West two years before ...
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... , To guard against the frosty weather . That cash is scarce , they oft complain , And wish to pay their bills in grain . Others who wish to be supplied , Will promise soon to bring a hide . 54 ULYSSES THE FAVORITE CHILD . Such pay by us.
... , To guard against the frosty weather . That cash is scarce , they oft complain , And wish to pay their bills in grain . Others who wish to be supplied , Will promise soon to bring a hide . 54 ULYSSES THE FAVORITE CHILD . Such pay by us.
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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.