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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... East and the West - Early Railroads - Early Railroads of the United States - Change in Rates of Speed - Prophecy of Simon Cameron — Vast and Rapid Increase of Mileage — The Sleeping Car— The Old Passenger Car - Through Tickets and ...
... East and the West - Early Railroads - Early Railroads of the United States - Change in Rates of Speed - Prophecy of Simon Cameron — Vast and Rapid Increase of Mileage — The Sleeping Car— The Old Passenger Car - Through Tickets and ...
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... changing commanders often , especially in the east , it never lost its discipline , its high spirit , and its con- fidence in final success . BATTLE OF NASHVILLE - — CHAPTER III . LAST SCENES. M - 3 GENERAL NELSON A. MILES . 37.
... changing commanders often , especially in the east , it never lost its discipline , its high spirit , and its con- fidence in final success . BATTLE OF NASHVILLE - — CHAPTER III . LAST SCENES. M - 3 GENERAL NELSON A. MILES . 37.
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... east to west ( with boundaries less definitely fixed ) between the Missouri River and the Pacific Ocean . It is remarkable that when the great Corsi- can had exhausted his treasure in the desolation and destruction of homes in Europe to ...
... east to west ( with boundaries less definitely fixed ) between the Missouri River and the Pacific Ocean . It is remarkable that when the great Corsi- can had exhausted his treasure in the desolation and destruction of homes in Europe to ...
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... eastern edge of a world of mountains . Lieutenant Pike was , as so many of those have been who led the way into our western empire , a soldier . He was born in the army , and while yet a boy , was an ensign in his father's regiment ...
... eastern edge of a world of mountains . Lieutenant Pike was , as so many of those have been who led the way into our western empire , a soldier . He was born in the army , and while yet a boy , was an ensign in his father's regiment ...
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... of his landing on the eastern shores of the continent he has pressed eagerly and steadily forward , his eyes fixed upon the western horizon , until his onward march has been , for the present. 56 PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF.
... of his landing on the eastern shores of the continent he has pressed eagerly and steadily forward , his eyes fixed upon the western horizon , until his onward march has been , for the present. 56 PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF.
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