Life of Andrew Hull Foote: Rear-admiral United States NavyHarper & brothers., 1874 - 411 páginas |
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... John A. Foote and George A. Jar- vis , Esq . , who have given me their kind counsel and assistance , I would also return thanks . NEW HAVEN , July , 1874 . J. M. H. CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. Page 13 Birth , Family , vi Preface .
... John A. Foote and George A. Jar- vis , Esq . , who have given me their kind counsel and assistance , I would also return thanks . NEW HAVEN , July , 1874 . J. M. H. CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. Page 13 Birth , Family , vi Preface .
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... John Adams . 38 CHAPTER IV . Cruise of the John Adams - continued ... 48 CHAPTER V. Naval Asylum at Philadelphia . - Cruise of the Cumberland . -Naval Academy at Boston .... 54 CHAPTER VI . Cruise of the Perry on the African Coast .. 66 ...
... John Adams . 38 CHAPTER IV . Cruise of the John Adams - continued ... 48 CHAPTER V. Naval Asylum at Philadelphia . - Cruise of the Cumberland . -Naval Academy at Boston .... 54 CHAPTER VI . Cruise of the Perry on the African Coast .. 66 ...
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... John Foote , a native of North Branford , who was a graduate of Yale College in 1765 , and for about fifty years was pastor of the church in Cheshire , Connecticut , where he died in 1813. He was one of the old- fashioned New England ...
... John Foote , a native of North Branford , who was a graduate of Yale College in 1765 , and for about fifty years was pastor of the church in Cheshire , Connecticut , where he died in 1813. He was one of the old- fashioned New England ...
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... John , who shared his fun- loving temper , had played some successful prank , which , by all principles of boy - law , it was incumbent upon Andrew to return with interest . He armed himself with a no less effect- ual and no more ...
... John , who shared his fun- loving temper , had played some successful prank , which , by all principles of boy - law , it was incumbent upon Andrew to return with interest . He armed himself with a no less effect- ual and no more ...
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... John says of his early years : " He was a stut- tering , stammering , left - handed little boy . A cot was fitted tightly over his left hand , and he was required to use only his right . When he commenced speaking , he was admonished to ...
... John says of his early years : " He was a stut- tering , stammering , left - handed little boy . A cot was fitted tightly over his left hand , and he was required to use only his right . When he commenced speaking , he was admonished to ...
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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 Cloth coast Columbus Commander Foote Commodore Commodore Foote Conestoga crew cruise Cumberland DEAR deck 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 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 Tennessee River thing tion troops vessels vols Washington West Western flotilla Western Waters wounded
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