Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United StatesUniversity Publishing Company, 1869 - Počet stran: 620 |
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... captain of cavalry , at the age of nineteen . Besides being present at other important actions in the Northern Department , he was at the battles of Brandywine , Germantown , and Springfield , and early became a favorite of Washington ...
... captain of cavalry , at the age of nineteen . Besides being present at other important actions in the Northern Department , he was at the battles of Brandywine , Germantown , and Springfield , and early became a favorite of Washington ...
Strana 17
... captain testified the satisfaction he felt at the honorable escape that officer had made from a strat- agem which had so seriously threatened him . For his merit throughout the preceding campaign , Congress promoted him to the rank of ...
... captain testified the satisfaction he felt at the honorable escape that officer had made from a strat- agem which had so seriously threatened him . For his merit throughout the preceding campaign , Congress promoted him to the rank of ...
Strana 23
... Captain McLane , set out the 25th August upon their dan- gerous expedition . The chief impediment to success was not the long and secret march , but to gain an entrance when they reached the fort . Irving represents that this difficulty ...
... Captain McLane , set out the 25th August upon their dan- gerous expedition . The chief impediment to success was not the long and secret march , but to gain an entrance when they reached the fort . Irving represents that this difficulty ...
Strana 40
... Captain Egleston's request for leave of absence , though he should himself be obliged to remain until no inconvenience should arise from want of officers . Several other matters passed , equally creditable to the heads and hearts of the ...
... Captain Egleston's request for leave of absence , though he should himself be obliged to remain until no inconvenience should arise from want of officers . Several other matters passed , equally creditable to the heads and hearts of the ...
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... Captain Randlet assures me that he will with great pleasure safely deliver them . I embrace the opportunity with delight , happy when I can in any way administer to your accommodation . Accept my prayers for your health and prosperity ...
... Captain Randlet assures me that he will with great pleasure safely deliver them . I embrace the opportunity with delight , happy when I can in any way administer to your accommodation . Accept my prayers for your health and prosperity ...
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Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States Henry Lee,Robert Edward Lee Úplné zobrazení - 1869 |
Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States Henry Lee,Robert Edward Lee Úplné zobrazení - 1870 |
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Strana 51 - First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen," was originally used in the resolutions presented to Congress on the death of Washington, December, 1799.
Strana 217 - Sir ; A letter, which I received last night, contained the following paragraph ; " In a letter from General Conway to General Gates he says, ' Heaven has been determined to save your country, or a weak General and bad counsellors would have ruined it.
Strana 76 - Learn from yon orient shell to love thy foe, And store with pearls the hand that brings thee woe : Free, like yon rock, from base vindictive pride, Emblaze with gems the wrist that rends thy side...
Strana 518 - That the United States in Congress assembled, will cause to be erected at York, in Virginia, a marble column, adorned with emblems of the alliance between the United States and his Most Christian Majesty; and inscribed with a succinct narrative of the surrender of Earl Cornwallis...
Strana 185 - Convinced as I am that a government is the murderer of its citizens which sends them to the field uninformed and untaught, where they are to meet men of the same age and strength, mechanized by education and discipline for battle, I can not withhold my denunciation of its wickedness and folly.
Strana 317 - Assembly wish in the strongest manner to declare the high opinion they entertain of Mr. Jefferson's ability, rectitude, and integrity as Chief Magistrate of this Commonwealth, and mean, by thus publicly avowing their opinion, to obviate and to remove all unmerited censure.
Strana 508 - Officers to be allowed to keep soldiers as servants, according to the common practice of the service. Servants not soldiers are not to be considered as prisoners, and are to be allowed to attend their masters. Granted. ARTICLE VIII. The Bonetta...
Strana 506 - I wish, previously to the meeting of commissioners, that your Lordship's proposals in writing may be sent to the American lines, for which purpose a suspension of hostilities, during two hours from the delivery of this letter, will be granted.
Strana 216 - I shall have the honor of transmitting a copy of this to the President, that the Congress may, in concert with your Excellency, obtain as soon as possible a discovery, which so deeply affects the safety of the States. Crimes of that magnitude ought not to remain unpunished.
Strana 461 - Sympathy towards a soldier will surely induce your Excellency and a military tribunal to adapt the mode of my death to the feelings of a man of honor.