Abraham Lincoln: A History, Volumen5Century Company, 1917 |
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... duties which fell upon him were by no means to Sher- Davis , Oct. man's liking . " I am forced into the command of this department against my will , " he wrote . Look- ing at his field with a purely professional eye , the disproportion ...
... duties which fell upon him were by no means to Sher- Davis , Oct. man's liking . " I am forced into the command of this department against my will , " he wrote . Look- ing at his field with a purely professional eye , the disproportion ...
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... duty had been to overawe the Union sentiment of East Tennessee and protect the important railroad line connect- ing distant parts of the Confederacy , the posses- sion of which was indispensable to its military operations . Despite his ...
... duty had been to overawe the Union sentiment of East Tennessee and protect the important railroad line connect- ing distant parts of the Confederacy , the posses- sion of which was indispensable to its military operations . Despite his ...
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... duty . This appar- ent slight touched General Thomas's pride , and he asked to be relieved . Sherman , however , interfered , informing him that Mitchel was subject to his command , and intimating that he ( Thomas ) would not be robbed ...
... duty . This appar- ent slight touched General Thomas's pride , and he asked to be relieved . Sherman , however , interfered , informing him that Mitchel was subject to his command , and intimating that he ( Thomas ) would not be robbed ...
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... duty to a favorite , who was in addition an accomplished soldier . His qualities as a commander were yet to be ... duties " The Administration is just as much bound to respect and guard the honor of the General and offi- cers and ...
... duty to a favorite , who was in addition an accomplished soldier . His qualities as a commander were yet to be ... duties " The Administration is just as much bound to respect and guard the honor of the General and offi- cers and ...
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... duty , and crave no higher honor , than that of res- cuing our loyal friends in Tennessee , whose suffer- ings and heroism I think I can appreciate . " But his letter to McClellan of the same day , if they could have seen it , would ...
... duty , and crave no higher honor , than that of res- cuing our loyal friends in Tennessee , whose suffer- ings and heroism I think I can appreciate . " But his letter to McClellan of the same day , if they could have seen it , would ...
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