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... miles . Along the way the troops were to erect inter- mediate posts 650 miles above St. Louis at Council Bluffs and , nearly 900 miles further on , at the Mandan village ( just north of the modern city of Bismarck , North Dakota ) ...
... miles . Along the way the troops were to erect inter- mediate posts 650 miles above St. Louis at Council Bluffs and , nearly 900 miles further on , at the Mandan village ( just north of the modern city of Bismarck , North Dakota ) ...
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... miles of Fort Mitchell and was unable to obtain either corn or subsistence ; the Indians had destroyed all they had not taken . If he did not find supplies at the Indian camp , he might have to fall back to Fort Mitchell . He requested ...
... miles of Fort Mitchell and was unable to obtain either corn or subsistence ; the Indians had destroyed all they had not taken . If he did not find supplies at the Indian camp , he might have to fall back to Fort Mitchell . He requested ...
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... miles south of the inlet . His troops were then employed in transferring supplies across the mile - wide lagoon from the river to the fort , from where they could be transported further south as needed . Meanwhile , on 26 December 1837 ...
... miles south of the inlet . His troops were then employed in transferring supplies across the mile - wide lagoon from the river to the fort , from where they could be transported further south as needed . Meanwhile , on 26 December 1837 ...
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Glory on the Battlefield | 26 |
An Officer of Repute | 42 |
Birth of a Supply Bureau | 67 |
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