Personal Recollections of Observations of General Nelson A. Miles, Embracing a Brief View of the Civil WarWerner Company, 1897 - 591 pages |
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... directions for me to return the captain's commission which I had pre- viously received . As I had engaged in the service against the enemies of my country , I did not propose to abandon that service to engage in a contest with the ...
... directions for me to return the captain's commission which I had pre- viously received . As I had engaged in the service against the enemies of my country , I did not propose to abandon that service to engage in a contest with the ...
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... direction ; and whatever else may have been said in regard to national matters at that time , it has been universally conceded that the military commanders executed the re- construction laws with great discretion , judgment ...
... direction ; and whatever else may have been said in regard to national matters at that time , it has been universally conceded that the military commanders executed the re- construction laws with great discretion , judgment ...
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... direction that the expedition of Lewis and Clark was projected . 1803 , this expedition was organized at St. Louis to explore a route through the unknown wilderness to the Pacific Coast . The company was composed of nine young men from ...
... direction that the expedition of Lewis and Clark was projected . 1803 , this expedition was organized at St. Louis to explore a route through the unknown wilderness to the Pacific Coast . The company was composed of nine young men from ...
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... direction of the Office of Explorations and Surveys , Captain A. A. Humphreys in charge ; and his reports and maps were of great interest and value . While the Lewis and Clark expedition was on its return journey , a second important ...
... direction of the Office of Explorations and Surveys , Captain A. A. Humphreys in charge ; and his reports and maps were of great interest and value . While the Lewis and Clark expedition was on its return journey , a second important ...
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... direction over the boundless plains and mountains of the West . They traveled by ox - teams , with mule and horse trains , in the saddle and on foot , with advance guards scouts , flankers and rear guards , establishing each night their ...
... direction over the boundless plains and mountains of the West . They traveled by ox - teams , with mule and horse trains , in the saddle and on foot , with advance guards scouts , flankers and rear guards , establishing each night their ...
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