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Page 70
... troops . If the troops moved by water routes , the department bought or built boats - flatboats , keelboats , steamboats - for use on rivers and lakes . When the army was en- gaged for the first time in overseas operations during the ...
... troops . If the troops moved by water routes , the department bought or built boats - flatboats , keelboats , steamboats - for use on rivers and lakes . When the army was en- gaged for the first time in overseas operations during the ...
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... troops with all their sup- plies could be moved by boat on a canal at a rate of fifty to sixty miles in twenty - four hours without experiencing fatigue . In con- trast , a column marching by land , even on the best roads , could not ...
... troops with all their sup- plies could be moved by boat on a canal at a rate of fifty to sixty miles in twenty - four hours without experiencing fatigue . In con- trast , a column marching by land , even on the best roads , could not ...
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... troops were unable to pursue them.80 On 24 March , while Bankhead was in the Everglades , Jesup sent Halatoochee and Abraham to join Taylor's command with instructions to locate Alligator and prevail upon him to migrate . When they ...
... troops were unable to pursue them.80 On 24 March , while Bankhead was in the Everglades , Jesup sent Halatoochee and Abraham to join Taylor's command with instructions to locate Alligator and prevail upon him to migrate . When they ...
Contents
Glory on the Battlefield | 26 |
An Officer of Repute | 42 |
Birth of a Supply Bureau | 67 |
Copyright | |
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