The Written Wars: American War Prose Through the Civil WarArchon Books, 1996 - 282 էջ An anthology of war experiences explores early U.S. conflicts, from the Colonial period, Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Mexican War, to the Civil War. |
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... town and beheld the awful desolations of our town , and , before we marched any farther , they killed a sucking child of the En- glish . There were slain by the enemy of the inhabitants of our town to the number of thirty - eight ...
... town and beheld the awful desolations of our town , and , before we marched any farther , they killed a sucking child of the En- glish . There were slain by the enemy of the inhabitants of our town to the number of thirty - eight ...
Էջ 94
... town , are seen to fall into the river , and burst- ing , throw up columns of water like the spouting of the monsters of the deep . We have now made further approaches to the town , by throwing up a second parallel line , and batteries ...
... town , are seen to fall into the river , and burst- ing , throw up columns of water like the spouting of the monsters of the deep . We have now made further approaches to the town , by throwing up a second parallel line , and batteries ...
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... town . The cow- erdly British chief , General Sheaff , had thought it best to scamper off with his soldiers and Indians before we entered the town , so that I got but one fare shot at one of their copper - colour'd sanups , whose heels ...
... town . The cow- erdly British chief , General Sheaff , had thought it best to scamper off with his soldiers and Indians before we entered the town , so that I got but one fare shot at one of their copper - colour'd sanups , whose heels ...
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The Colonial Period | 1 |
True Travels and General Historie of Virginia | 7 |
A Thankful Remembrance of Gods Mercy to Several | 21 |
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