Life of Andrew Hull Foote: Rear-admiral United States NavyHarper & Brothers, 1874 - 411 páginas |
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... lands and the proceeds of their sales ; but he consented to do this on the condition that he should not make a speech upon his own res- olutions . This was characteristic of the man . While in Con- gress , and , in fact , during a long ...
... lands and the proceeds of their sales ; but he consented to do this on the condition that he should not make a speech upon his own res- olutions . This was characteristic of the man . While in Con- gress , and , in fact , during a long ...
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... land of steady habits . " Andrew was a lively boy , indisposed to study or routine of any kind ; and though he had no bad traits , he loved freedom . and fun . The family consisted of robust boys , with no sis- ter's softening influence ...
... land of steady habits . " Andrew was a lively boy , indisposed to study or routine of any kind ; and though he had no bad traits , he loved freedom . and fun . The family consisted of robust boys , with no sis- ter's softening influence ...
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... land , the wind commenced blowing a heavy gale from the northeast , so that it car- ried away our topmast studding - sail boom , and sprung our mainmast . She took in hogsheads of water in the wardroom and steerage ; life- ropes were ...
... land , the wind commenced blowing a heavy gale from the northeast , so that it car- ried away our topmast studding - sail boom , and sprung our mainmast . She took in hogsheads of water in the wardroom and steerage ; life- ropes were ...
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... Land . They landed at Joppa , and went to Jerusalem , explored the valley of . the Jordan , sailed on the Dead Sea , and climbed Mount Lebanon ; and we may be sure that none of that light - hearted company of young officers looked on ...
... Land . They landed at Joppa , and went to Jerusalem , explored the valley of . the Jordan , sailed on the Dead Sea , and climbed Mount Lebanon ; and we may be sure that none of that light - hearted company of young officers looked on ...
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... land of our fathers , gave it a lively and exciting interest with me . I felt disappointed that I could not go to London ; but the Paris party were absent so long that this was rendered impracticable . A few days after leaving the coast ...
... land of our fathers , gave it a lively and exciting interest with me . I felt disappointed that I could not go to London ; but the Paris party were absent so long that this was rendered impracticable . A few days after leaving the coast ...
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A. H. FOOTE Admiral Foote Africa ANDREW HULL FOOTE Army attack Barrier Forts batteries battle BATTLE OF BELMONT BENTON boats Bureau of Equipment Cairo capture Carondelet Cincinnati Clarksville Cloth coast Columbus Commander Foote Commodore Commodore Foote Conestoga crew cruise Cumberland DEAR Department Donelson duty enemy fight fire Flag-Officer flag-ship FLAG-STEAMER fleet flotilla Foote's Fort Donelson Fort Henry Fort Pillow Gideon give gun-boats guns Halleck heavy Henry honor hope hundred iron-clad Island Joseph Smith land letter Lexington Lieutenant Foote Lieutenant-Commanding Louis Madrid Memphis miles Mississippi morning mortar-boats mortars Mound City Naval Forces Navy Yard night obedient servant officers Perry Phelps Pillow Pittsburg Pope port Portsmouth rams ready rebel received respectfully sailed sailors Secretary sent shells ship shore shot slaver soon squadron steamer Stembel Tennessee River thing tion troops vessels vols Washington West Western flotilla Western Waters wounded
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