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... occasion of the retreat ; he said he could not tell , but he had sent one of his young gentlemen to desire General Lee to send the troops back , for there was nothing to fear . I continued with him until the gentleman returned ; he ...
... occasion of the retreat ; he said he could not tell , but he had sent one of his young gentlemen to desire General Lee to send the troops back , for there was nothing to fear . I continued with him until the gentleman returned ; he ...
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... occasions there will be of calling on the same witnesses on several , and often on the same points in question , would cause such a detention of them as might be injurious . From these circumstances I am induced to change the place of ...
... occasions there will be of calling on the same witnesses on several , and often on the same points in question , would cause such a detention of them as might be injurious . From these circumstances I am induced to change the place of ...
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... occasion them to go off in that manner . Q. Do you know who immediately commanded these troops ? A. I do not . Q. Did you see or hear of any other firing than the scattering firing when you first came up ? A. There was a few cannon ...
... occasion them to go off in that manner . Q. Do you know who immediately commanded these troops ? A. I do not . Q. Did you see or hear of any other firing than the scattering firing when you first came up ? A. There was a few cannon ...
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... occasion made it very difficult to have a distinct con- ception . Q. Was there any body drawn up in their rear to cover their retreat that you saw ? A. I saw no such thing . Q. Were the orders that you heard General Lee give that day ...
... occasion made it very difficult to have a distinct con- ception . Q. Was there any body drawn up in their rear to cover their retreat that you saw ? A. I saw no such thing . Q. Were the orders that you heard General Lee give that day ...
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... occasion , and was totally in the dark what line of conduct to pursue . think nearly opposite to the point of wood where the first stand was made , I saw General Lee . I do not I recollect that anything passed between us , but General ...
... occasion , and was totally in the dark what line of conduct to pursue . think nearly opposite to the point of wood where the first stand was made , I saw General Lee . I do not I recollect that anything passed between us , but General ...
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Términos y frases comunes
28th of June Aid-de-Camp answer appeared army artillery asked attack the enemy battalions Battle of Monmouth believe Berkley County cannon Captain cavalry CHARLES LEE Colonel Butler Colonel Grayson Colonel Oswald column command Congress corps cou'd Court Martial DEAR enemy's English-Town eral Excellency flank front Genl gentlemen give Grayson's regiment ground halted honour horse hundred immediately infantry informed Jackson la Fayette Lee the 28th Lee's question letter liberty Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Stirling main body Major Major-General Lee Marquis Maxwell Maxwell's brigade Mercer Monmouth Court-house morass N. Y. City observed officer opinion orders party Philadelphia pieces of artillery point of woods ravine rear received recollect regiment respect retiring retreat road rode Scott Scott's detachment sent shou'd suppose thought tion told troops Varnum's brigade Washington Wayne Whig whole Wikoff William Henry Drayton wood wou'd
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Página 300 - To sigh for ribands if thou art so silly, Mark how they grace Lord Umbra or Sir Billy. Is yellow dirt the passion of thy life ? Look but on Gripus or on Gripus
Página 298 - And hence one master passion in the breast. Like Aaron's serpent, swallows up the rest.
Página 173 - Kemp who being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, did depose and say That on the day of...
Página 274 - I do more than common civility and a proper respect to his rank required, to conciliate his good opinion. His temper and plans were too versatile and violent to attract my admiration: and that I have escaped the venom of his tongue and pen so long, is more to be wondered at than applauded ; as it is a favour that no officer under whose immediate commands he ever served has the happiness (if happiness can be thus denominated) of boasting.
Página 376 - Colonel Butler will form a column on the left of Febiger and Major Murphey in his rear. "Every officer and soldier are then to fix a piece of white paper in the most conspicuous part of his hat or cap as an insignia to be distinguished from the enemy.
Página 99 - ... articles you ground your charge, that I may prepare for my justification, which I have the happiness to be confident I can do to the army, to the Congress, to America, and to the world in general. Your Excellency must give me leave to observe, that neither yourself, nor those about your person, could from your situation be in the least judges of the merits or demerits of our manoeuvres ; and, to speak with a becoming pride, I can assert that to these manoeuvres the success of the day was entirely...
Página 357 - I do most sincerely declare, that your assault of Stony Point is not only the most brilliant, in my opinion, throughout the whole course of the war on either side, but that it is the most brilliant I am acquainted with in history ; the assault of Schweidnitz by Marshal Laudon, I think inferior to it. I wish you, therefore, most sincerely, joy of the laurels you have deservedly acquired, and that you may long live to wear them.
Página 479 - Now if there be no lawful cause to obstruct the said marriage then the above obligation to be void, else to remain in full force and virtue.
Página 376 - ... no soldier to be permitted to quit his ranks on any pretext whatever, until a general halt is made, and then to be attended by one of the officers of the platoon. When the head of the troops arrive in rear of the hill.
Página 100 - Sir, you cannot afford me greater pleasure than in giving me the opportunity of showing to America the sufficiency of her respective servants. I trust that temporary power of office, and the tinsel dignity attending it, will not be able, by all the mists they can raise, to obfuscate the bright rays of truth.