Heroes of Three Wars: Comprising a Series of Biographical Sketches of the Most Distinguished Soldiers of the War of the Revolution, the War with Mexico, and the War for the UnionHubbard brothers, 1880 - 439 pages |
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action advance afterwards Allen American appointed arms army artillery assault Atlanta campaign attack batteries battle became blood Bon Homme Richard brave bravery brevet brigade brigadier-general brilliant British campaign Captain Jones captured cavalry charge Chattanooga Colonel command Confederate Congress Corps Custer defeat defence desperate division enemy enemy's Ethan Allen fell field fight fire followed force fought front gallant glorious Grant Green Mountain Boys guns Hampshire Grants hero Hill honor Hooker horse hundred Indians infantry John Stark Kilpatrick Lafayette liberty lieutenant major-general Marion McClellan McPherson ment Mexican miles military Missionary Ridge mountain night noble numbers officer once ordered patriot position prisoners Putnam rank received regiment retreat river road Scott sent Serapis Seth Warner Sheridan Sherman Sigel Slocum soldiers soon surrender swept sword Taylor Tennessee thousand tion took troops Union United victory Warren Washington West Point wounded York young
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Page 285 - Under his spurning feet the road Like an arrowy Alpine river flowed, And the landscape sped away behind Like an ocean flying before the wind; And the steed, like a bark fed with furnace ire, Swept on, with his wild eyes full of fire.
Page 284 - Up from the South at break of day, Bringing to Winchester fresh dismay, 'The affrighted air with a shudder bore, Like a herald in haste, to the chieftain's door, The terrible grumble, and rumble, and roar, Telling the battle was on once more, And Sheridan twenty miles away.
Page 285 - And the wave of retreat checked its course there, because The sight of the master compelled it to pause. With foam and with dust the black charger was gray; By the flash of his eye, and his red nostril's play, He seemed to the whole great army to say, "I have brought you Sheridan all the way, From Winchester down, to save the day.
Page 285 - Still sprung from those swift hoofs, thundering South, The dust, like smoke from the cannon's mouth; Or the trail of a comet, sweeping faster and faster, Foreboding to traitors the doom of disaster.
Page 286 - Hurrah ! hurrah for Sheridan ! Hurrah! hurrah for horse and man ! And when their statues are placed on high, Under the dome of the Union sky, The American...
Page 265 - And furthermore, as president of the Board of Supervisors, I beg you to take immediate steps to relieve me as superintendent, the moment the State determines to secede, for on no earthly account will I do any act or think any thought hostile to or in defiance of the old Government of the United States.
Page 259 - You have secured positions from which no rebellious power can drive or dislodge you. For all this the General Commanding thanks you collectively and individually. The loyal people of the United States thank and bless you. Their hopes and prayers for your success against this unholy rebellion are with you daily. Their faith in you will not be in vain. Their hopes will not be blasted. Their prayers to Almighty God will be answered.
Page 35 - ... we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained, we must fight ; I repeat it, sir, we must fight. An appeal to arms, and to the God of Hosts, is all that is left us.
Page 390 - Lay him low, lay him low, In the clover or the snow! What cares he? He cannot know: Lay him low!
Page 276 - I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah, with one hundred and fifty heavy guns and plenty of ammunition, and also about twenty-five thousand bales of cotton.