Maligned General: The Biography of Thomas Sidney Jesup |
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... British and their Indian allies had fled . Jesup , serving under Col. James Ball , made the dispositions to cover the landing of the army and com- manded the advance . When the enemy was discovered to have fled , Harrison moved the army ...
... British and their Indian allies had fled . Jesup , serving under Col. James Ball , made the dispositions to cover the landing of the army and com- manded the advance . When the enemy was discovered to have fled , Harrison moved the army ...
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... British and French armies , was well qualified as an instructor . He kept his command under arms from seven to ten hours a day . " The consequence , " he later wrote , " was that when we took the field in July , every corps maneuvered ...
... British and French armies , was well qualified as an instructor . He kept his command under arms from seven to ten hours a day . " The consequence , " he later wrote , " was that when we took the field in July , every corps maneuvered ...
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... British reinforcements . " But the favorable moment was allowed to pass , and we were consequently during the remainder of this campaign , thrown upon the defensive . " Early on 23 July , Brig . Gen. Edmund P. Gaines , commander at ...
... British reinforcements . " But the favorable moment was allowed to pass , and we were consequently during the remainder of this campaign , thrown upon the defensive . " Early on 23 July , Brig . Gen. Edmund P. Gaines , commander at ...
Contents
Glory on the Battlefield | 26 |
An Officer of Repute | 42 |
Birth of a Supply Bureau | 67 |
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