The Confederate Cause and Conduct in the War Between the States: As Set Forth in the Reports of the History Committee of the Grand Camp, C.V., of Virginia, and Other Confederate PapersL. H. Jenkins, 1907 - Всего страниц: 229 |
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... command , for the proper discharge of the duty thus assigned me , I earnestly asked to be excused from the under- taking , and nothing but my devotion , both to Dr. McGuire and the Confederate cause , could have induced me to consent to ...
... command , for the proper discharge of the duty thus assigned me , I earnestly asked to be excused from the under- taking , and nothing but my devotion , both to Dr. McGuire and the Confederate cause , could have induced me to consent to ...
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... command of the Fort , whether he would engage to take no part in the expected blow , then coming down upon him from the approaching fleet ? " Governor Pickens and General Beauregard had been notified from Washington of the approach of ...
... command of the Fort , whether he would engage to take no part in the expected blow , then coming down upon him from the approaching fleet ? " Governor Pickens and General Beauregard had been notified from Washington of the approach of ...
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... command , to publish to the world , that they were right and that we were wrong in that contest , saying that we were " Rebels " and “ traitors , ” in defending our homes and firesides against their cruel invasion , that we had no legal ...
... command , to publish to the world , that they were right and that we were wrong in that contest , saying that we were " Rebels " and “ traitors , ” in defending our homes and firesides against their cruel invasion , that we had no legal ...
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... command . We believe , that for its num- bers and resources , it performed as gallant , faithful and efficient services as any other command in any part of our armies , and that no history of our cause is at all complete , that fails to ...
... command . We believe , that for its num- bers and resources , it performed as gallant , faithful and efficient services as any other command in any part of our armies , and that no history of our cause is at all complete , that fails to ...
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... command guards were stationed to protect the premises , with orders to shoot any soldier caught depredating , and but little dam- age was actually done ; none with the consent or connivance of the commanding general . But when the same ...
... command guards were stationed to protect the premises , with orders to shoot any soldier caught depredating , and but little dam- age was actually done ; none with the consent or connivance of the commanding general . But when the same ...
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