Maligned General: The Biography of Thomas Sidney Jesup |
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... established himself in a fortified camp near Sandwich ( now the city of Windsor ) across the river from Detroit ... establishing posts at Brownstown and the River Raisin . He suggested that a garrison be left at a small stockade between ...
... established himself in a fortified camp near Sandwich ( now the city of Windsor ) across the river from Detroit ... establishing posts at Brownstown and the River Raisin . He suggested that a garrison be left at a small stockade between ...
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... establish- ment of these two forts provided Jesup with eight depots , which he considered sufficient for the time ... established and fortified in the primitive Florida wilderness . The erection of such a string of temporary posts and ...
... establish- ment of these two forts provided Jesup with eight depots , which he considered sufficient for the time ... established and fortified in the primitive Florida wilderness . The erection of such a string of temporary posts and ...
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... established a line of depots across the country . This service was one that no officer would seek with any other view than a mere performance of duty . The difficulties were such that the best- established reputation could be lost ...
... established a line of depots across the country . This service was one that no officer would seek with any other view than a mere performance of duty . The difficulties were such that the best- established reputation could be lost ...
Contents
Glory on the Battlefield | 26 |
An Officer of Repute | 42 |
Birth of a Supply Bureau | 67 |
Copyright | |
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