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...something the two could agree on. Halleck wired Union major general George B. McClellan, saying of Smith, "His coolness and bravery at Fort Donelson when the...a better one. Honor him for this victory, and the country will applaud." Both Grant and Smith became major generals after Fort Donelson, but their command... | |
 | 1886 - 670 páginas
...Review, December, 1885, p. 522 ; Badeau's Military History of General Grant, vol. i. , p. 54. eral Charles F. Smith by his coolness and bravery at Fort...against us, turned the tide and carried the enemy's works. Make him a major-general. You can't get a better one. Honor him for this victory and the whole... | |
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Smith, by his coolness and bravery at Fort Donelson, when the battle was against us, turned the tide and carried the enemy's outworks. Make him a major-general. You can't get a better one. Honor him for this victory, and the whole country will applaud. 
