Maligned General: The Biography of Thomas Sidney Jesup |
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... Jackson of his temporary change in status and to make monthly progress reports . In what was prob- ably his first letter to General Jackson , Jesup passed the informa- tion along to the hero of New Orleans , adding that he would be in ...
... Jackson of his temporary change in status and to make monthly progress reports . In what was prob- ably his first letter to General Jackson , Jesup passed the informa- tion along to the hero of New Orleans , adding that he would be in ...
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... Jackson , the hero of New Orleans , was attempt- ing to destroy the army or bring it into disrepute , as though the fate of the army was somehow dependent upon Scott's glory . Blair was dubbed the " Chief of the Kitchen . " As one Whig ...
... Jackson , the hero of New Orleans , was attempt- ing to destroy the army or bring it into disrepute , as though the fate of the army was somehow dependent upon Scott's glory . Blair was dubbed the " Chief of the Kitchen . " As one Whig ...
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... ( Jackson to Blair , 12 Aug. 1836 ) . ( 2 ) Washington Globe , 1 June 1836 . 47. LC , Blair Family Papers , Box 1 ( Blair to Jackson , 10 July 1836 ) . 48. Washington Globe , 29 July 1836 . 49. Ibid . , 19 Aug. 1840 ( Rep . William Butler ...
... ( Jackson to Blair , 12 Aug. 1836 ) . ( 2 ) Washington Globe , 1 June 1836 . 47. LC , Blair Family Papers , Box 1 ( Blair to Jackson , 10 July 1836 ) . 48. Washington Globe , 29 July 1836 . 49. Ibid . , 19 Aug. 1840 ( Rep . William Butler ...
Contents
Glory on the Battlefield | 26 |
An Officer of Repute | 42 |
Birth of a Supply Bureau | 67 |
Copyright | |
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