Life of Andrew Hull Foote: Rear-admiral United States NavyHarper & Brothers, 1874 - 411 páginas |
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... seem to be little disposed to hazard an- other engagement . The Royalists at the time were in constant expecta- tion of a heavy naval reinforcement from Spain . The 12th of this month the Asia and Constantia arrived , the former a 74 ...
... seem to be little disposed to hazard an- other engagement . The Royalists at the time were in constant expecta- tion of a heavy naval reinforcement from Spain . The 12th of this month the Asia and Constantia arrived , the former a 74 ...
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... seem as if he had earned the right to a little rest at home ; but , as if it were expressly so planned by his superiors , he was to be allowed no time to display his midshipman's uniform ashore ; and on the 26th of August , 1827 , to ...
... seem as if he had earned the right to a little rest at home ; but , as if it were expressly so planned by his superiors , he was to be allowed no time to display his midshipman's uniform ashore ; and on the 26th of August , 1827 , to ...
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... seems prophetic in its expression in regard to the future character and career of our hero : " UNITED STATES SHIP ' NATCHEZ , ' PENSACOLA Bay . " SIR , -It is with great pleasure that I have it in my power to state that Midshipman A. H. ...
... seems prophetic in its expression in regard to the future character and career of our hero : " UNITED STATES SHIP ' NATCHEZ , ' PENSACOLA Bay . " SIR , -It is with great pleasure that I have it in my power to state that Midshipman A. H. ...
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... seems to have entirely removed his doubts , as he never appeared to be afterward troubled upon . this point . Foote was detached , January 1 , 1828 , from the West India . squadron , and during his brief stay on shore he was married ...
... seems to have entirely removed his doubts , as he never appeared to be afterward troubled upon . this point . Foote was detached , January 1 , 1828 , from the West India . squadron , and during his brief stay on shore he was married ...
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... seems to run an individual life . Thus the old Constitution was called " a lucky ship ; " and she never lost this character . " In all her service , as well be- fore Tripoli as in this war ( 1812 ) , her good - fortune was re- markable ...
... seems to run an individual life . Thus the old Constitution was called " a lucky ship ; " and she never lost this character . " In all her service , as well be- fore Tripoli as in this war ( 1812 ) , her good - fortune was re- markable ...
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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 Canton capture Carondelet Cincinnati Clarksville coast Columbus Commander Foote Commodore Commodore Foote Conestoga crew cruise Cumberland DEAR deck Department Donelson duty enemy feel fight fire Flag-Officer flag-ship FLAG-STEAMER fleet flotilla Foote's Fort Donelson Fort Henry Fort Pillow Gideon give gun-boats Halleck 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 stream Tennessee River thing tion troops vessels Washington Western flotilla Western Waters wounded