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The Battle of New Orleans pot

The Battle of New Orleans pot

... War of 1812 as the most important of the many that were waged. These three were, first, the battle of Tippecanoe, regarded as the opening scene of the bloody drama; second, the battle of the ... not reprehensible. The cause of the retreat the Court attributes to the shameful flight of the command of Major Arnaud, sent to oppose the landing of the enemy. The retreat of the Kentucky militia, ... no other party, the incident of the battle and defeat would have been mentioned and passed without comment. THE COVERT RETREAT OF THE BRITISH. The battles of the eighth were decisive of the campaign,...

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The Battle of Gettysburg pdf

The Battle of Gettysburg pdf

... seen the work of their guns upon the same occasion, I was gratified to see these things. Along the slope of Culp's Hill, in front of the position of the 12th, and the 1st Division of the ... front of the left of the Second Corps, away down to the front of Round Top, and the fight rages with the greatest fury. The fire of artillery and infantry and the yells of the Rebels fill the air ... description. The line of battle as it was established, on the evening of the first, and morning of the second of July was in the form of the letter "U," the troops facing outwards. And the "Cemetery,"...

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The Battle of the Big Hole potx

The Battle of the Big Hole potx

... as the command abandoned the camp, the Indians reoccupied it, and under the fire of the sharpshooters, hauled down several of their teepees, hastily bundled together the greater portion of their plunder, ... Thirteen of his seventeen officers were veterans of the war of the Rebellion, as were nearly all the citizen volunteers. The other four officers, and nearly all the enlisted men had seen years of hard ... good prices as relics of the battle. Several of them were badly stained with blood, but this, of course, enhanced, rather than lessened, their value in the eyes of the class of buyers he sought. Captain...

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The Battle of Principles ppt

The Battle of Principles ppt

... upon the mother-land, upon the avarice of the throne, the cupidity of English merchants and the power of English guns and cannon. By the year 1790, therefore, slavery in the North had either ... the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries for the kidnapping of African slaves, and the sale of these men to the sugar and cotton planters of the West Indies and of America. Even the stories of ... been offered providing for the reception of the State of Orleans into the Union. The people of New Orleans spoke the French language, lived under the code of Napoleon, were monarchial in their...

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The Battle of Spring Hill pptx

The Battle of Spring Hill pptx

... left the rumble of the wheels while the artillery and the wagons were pulling out, and much of the time could be heard the dull tread of many feet and the clicking of accoutrements that told of the ... captain of the regiment, he relates how the officers of the regiment tried to stop the flying troops, and taunted their officers with the bad example they were setting their men; how the regiment ... The 97th Ohio, of Lane's brigade, was to the left of the battery, in front of Spring Hill, with the left of the 97th extending towards Mount Carmel road. The 100th Illinois was on the other...

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History of the Kings of Britain Part 1 pptx

History of the Kings of Britain Part 1 pptx

... all the provinces, forced the giants to fly into the caves of the mountains, and divided the country among them according to the directions of their commander. After this they began to till the ... this time Eli the priest governed in Judea, and the ark of the covenant was taken by the Philistines. At the same time, also, the sons of Hector, after the expulsion of the posterity of Antenor, reigned ... Sylvius Aeneas, the son of Aeneas, the uncle of Brutus, and the third king of the Latins. 22 Geoffrey of Monmouth it not to them, but pardon it; since it is the common sentiment of every captive,...

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Tài liệu CHEAP POSTAGE REMARKS AND STATISTICS ON THE SUBJECT OF CHEAP POSTAGE AND POSTAL REFORM IN GREAT BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES ppt

Tài liệu CHEAP POSTAGE REMARKS AND STATISTICS ON THE SUBJECT OF CHEAP POSTAGE AND POSTAL REFORM IN GREAT BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES ppt

... reported by the post-office committee of the House of Representatives, and “printed by order of the House:” “And it shall be lawful for the agents of the post-office, or other officers of the United ... Sir, I have the pleasure to send you the copy of a paper I have prepared, at the request of Mr. Webb, of Boston, to show the progress of increase of the number of letters by the post-office here, ... to the question of taxing the correspondence of the thickly settled parts of the country for the purpose of raising means to defray the expense of sending mails to the new and distant parts of...

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