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... troops halted on the heights of Cerro Gordo , and there gave battle , which was well contended for . Captain Lee had , at the head of his pioneers , to make several dangerous reconnoitrings . In three days he constructed a road , by ...
... troops halted on the heights of Cerro Gordo , and there gave battle , which was well contended for . Captain Lee had , at the head of his pioneers , to make several dangerous reconnoitrings . In three days he constructed a road , by ...
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... troops , Lee arrived on the scene of the insurrection . The insurgents had barricaded themselves inside the arsenal , and kept prisoners there Colonel Washington and various other citizens , as hostages , hoping the troops would not ...
... troops , Lee arrived on the scene of the insurrection . The insurgents had barricaded themselves inside the arsenal , and kept prisoners there Colonel Washington and various other citizens , as hostages , hoping the troops would not ...
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Edward Lee Childe. been believed . The troops were organized and equipped , all the strategic positions in the territory were occupied and fortified , and an unheard of life and activity were impressed on all the military services ...
Edward Lee Childe. been believed . The troops were organized and equipped , all the strategic positions in the territory were occupied and fortified , and an unheard of life and activity were impressed on all the military services ...
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... troops . At Sharpsburg , in 1862 , Lee's 33,000 Confederates repulsed 80,000 Federals . At Chancellorsville , Lee and his 50,000 soldiers defeated General Hooker at the head of 108,000 men . In the " Wilder- ness , " General Lee had ...
... troops . At Sharpsburg , in 1862 , Lee's 33,000 Confederates repulsed 80,000 Federals . At Chancellorsville , Lee and his 50,000 soldiers defeated General Hooker at the head of 108,000 men . In the " Wilder- ness , " General Lee had ...
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... troops stationed to guard the different arsenals and forts on the Virginian territory retired . The military arsenal of Norfolk , at the mouth of the James River , ( so called in honour of King James I. ) , was given to the flames ...
... troops stationed to guard the different arsenals and forts on the Virginian territory retired . The military arsenal of Norfolk , at the mouth of the James River , ( so called in honour of King James I. ) , was given to the flames ...
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