Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Tennessee River” in chapter 19 of John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History:
...ree of promptness and earnestness that drew after it momentous consequences.
He pushed a strong reconnaissance by eight thousand men within a mile or two of Columbus, and sent three gunboats up the Tennessee River , which drew the fire of Fort Henry.
The results of the combined expedition convinced Grant that a real movement in that direction was practicable, and he hastened to St. Louis to lay his plan perso...
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† | Tennessee River (United States) | 3,904 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes |
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