The boys in blue; or, Heroes of the 'rank and file', incidents and reminiscences from camp, battle-field and hospital1867 |
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... military leaders conceived and planned campaigns unparalleled in history , which eventuated in such triumphant success , the " rank and file " of the army largely endured their hardships , and with unflagging zeal conquered for us a ...
... military leaders conceived and planned campaigns unparalleled in history , which eventuated in such triumphant success , the " rank and file " of the army largely endured their hardships , and with unflagging zeal conquered for us a ...
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... military men , and none feel more desirous , that the patience , suffering , and heroism of these brave men should be recorded . I should be unwilling , now that the war has closed , to say aught to revivify , what should be buried ...
... military men , and none feel more desirous , that the patience , suffering , and heroism of these brave men should be recorded . I should be unwilling , now that the war has closed , to say aught to revivify , what should be buried ...
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... , and because needed , is here . The record of our recent eventful days was sadly incomplete without such a volume , and who else should write it ? Gentlemen of eminence in military , political , professional , and business life.
... , and because needed , is here . The record of our recent eventful days was sadly incomplete without such a volume , and who else should write it ? Gentlemen of eminence in military , political , professional , and business life.
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Jane Currie Hoge. in military , political , professional , and business life , have urged Mrs. Hoge to undertake its preparation , and , after personal inspection , have given her work their enthusiastic approval , because of what it is ...
Jane Currie Hoge. in military , political , professional , and business life , have urged Mrs. Hoge to undertake its preparation , and , after personal inspection , have given her work their enthusiastic approval , because of what it is ...
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... Military aspect of Cairo and Missis- sippi River.- Battle of Pittsburg Landing . - Military aspect of St. Louis . - Five thousand troops marching through St. Louis.- South - west Missouri the earliest battle - ground of the war . - The ...
... Military aspect of Cairo and Missis- sippi River.- Battle of Pittsburg Landing . - Military aspect of St. Louis . - Five thousand troops marching through St. Louis.- South - west Missouri the earliest battle - ground of the war . - The ...
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aid society Arkansas Post battle battle of Shiloh battle-cry of Freedom battle-field battles of Boonville beauty bless blood boat Boys in Blue brave Bryan Hall Cairo camp cheers Chicago Christian Commission comfort cots death eyes face filled flag friends furnished gave Hall hand heard heart heroes hospital hundred Illinois labor ladies land large numbers Livermore looked Louis marching meet Memphis ment miles military Milliken's Bend Mississippi mother Mound City never night North-West North-Western Sanitary nurses officers organization passed patients patriotism Pittsburg President rank and file reached rebel regiment rifle-pits river Sanitary Fair scene sent Sherman Shouting the battle-cry sick and wounded SIEGE OF VICKSBURG steamer stood suffering supplies surgeon tears tell thousand tion transports troops U. S. Sanitary Commission Union army Vicksburg victory Washington White River wife Wisconsin woman women wounded soldiers young Young's Point
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 470 - He hath loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword. His truth is marching on. I have seen him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps; They have builded him an altar in the evening dews and damps; I can read his righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps. His day is marching on. I have read a fiery gospel, writ in burnished rows of steel: "As ye deal with my contemners, so with you my grace shall deal; Let the Hero, born of woman, crush the serpent with his heel, Since God...
Seite 470 - Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord; He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword; His truth is marching on.
Seite 290 - Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon in front of them Volleyed and thundered; Stormed at with shot and shell, Boldly they rode and well, Into the jaws of death, Into the mouth of hell Rode the six hundred...
Seite 470 - He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat; He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment seat; Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him! be jubilant, my feet! Our God is marching on! In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me; As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free, While God is marching on.
Seite 234 - Oh Death ! where is thy sting ? Oh Grave ! where is thy victory ? The sting of Death is sin, and the strength of sin is the Law.
Seite 331 - mid the ranks of the invading foe. Long, but not loud, the droning wheel went on, Like the low murmur of a hive at noon; Long, but not loud, the memory of the gone Breathed through her lips a sad and tremulous tune. At last the thread was snapped, — her head was bowed; Life dropped the distaff through his hands serene; — And loving neighbors smoothed her careful shroud, While Death and Winter closed the autumn scene.
Seite 329 - The embattled forests, erewhile armed in gold, Their banners bright with every martial hue, Now stood, like some sad, beaten host of old, Withdrawn afar in Time's remotest blue. On...
Seite 399 - The armies in the East and West acted independently and without concert, like a balky team, no two ever pulling together, enabling the enemy to use to great advantage his interior lines of communication...
Seite 457 - Jesus can make a dying bed Feel soft as downy pillows are, While on his breast I lean my head, And breathe my life out sweetly there.
Seite 215 - The unity of government which constitutes you one people is also now dear to you. It is justly so, for it is a main pillar in the edifice of your real independence, the support of your tranquillity at home, your peace abroad, of your safety, of your prosperity, of that very liberty which you so highly prize.