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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 2, 17th edition. 34 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore) 32 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 7, 4th edition. 24 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore) 24 0 Browse Search
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks) 20 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 8 18 0 Browse Search
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman . 18 0 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 18 0 Browse Search
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 2 16 0 Browse Search
Edward H. Savage, author of Police Recollections; Or Boston by Daylight and Gas-Light ., Boston events: a brief mention and the date of more than 5,000 events that transpired in Boston from 1630 to 1880, covering a period of 250 years, together with other occurrences of interest, arranged in alphabetical order 14 0 Browse Search
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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book I:—the American army. (search)
maintain all along the immense frontier. The rest, constantly isolated at distant points among Indians, are obliged, in order to attain efficiency, to acquire a knowledge of every branch of the mili had preceded him a year before, prosecuting his scientific researches at the head of a band of Indians, some white hunters, and a few adventurous companions like himself, over whom, thanks to his engoods into Mexico under the protection of the national flag, in spite of custom-house officers, Indians, and brigands. These warlike traders, with their train of three hundred and fifteen wagons, in noise comes from the corral where the artillery horses and the train mules are picketed. Some Indians, creeping in unnoticed, have adroitly cut their fastenings, and, taking advantage of the confusey opposed vigilance to cunning, tenacity to agility, and, finally, friendly Indians to hostile Indians. These native allies accompanied the column in the capacity of guides, and frequently as scout
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book III:—the first conflict. (search)
arrived on foot; it was the duty of the Federal government to equip and mount them. The duties of horsemen were new to them. The North American had lost some of the good traditions of horsemanship pertaining to the Anglo-Saxon race. In the eastern part of the Union the saddle-horse has been supplanted by the light vehicle called buggy; in the West the farmer is more of a husbandman than a stockraiser; and the pioneer of the border States relies only upon his rifle to contend with mounted Indians. Nevertheless, these regiments were generally very popular among the volunteers. Forgetting that the mounted man has to be the slave of his horse, they thought that because they could perform a day's march on horseback less labor would be required. The number of cavalry regiments increased to such a degree that, in order to curtail the useless expense imposed upon the treasury, it was found necessary to leave a portion of the men dismounted. We shall show hereafter, when we shall have o
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book V:—the first winter. (search)
the Indians. His conduct was severely criticised at the time. (See Rebellion Record, vols. III. and IV.)—Ed. who had collected together a considerable body of Indians. The latter, while they adopted the exterior of our civilization and borrowed from it the use of the rifle, had not forgotten the traditions of their race; they eriously wounded; they had been in the habit of following those leaders, and did not care to obey commanders whose voices were new to them. Finally, the corps of Indians, from whom such prodigies of valor were expected, had been rather an encumbrance than a support to the Confederates. Those savages possessed the bravery which a hed a line of fortified posts along this river for the purpose of defending its lower course against the Mexicans, and the upper portion against the incursions of Indians. The detachments of the regular army which occupied New Mexico at the breaking out of the rebellion were scattered among these forts, and had their depots and vi