A Standard History of Georgia and Georgians: The period of expansion or Georgia in the process of growth, 1802-1857 (continued) ; The period of division or Georgia in the assertion of state rights, 1857-1872 ; The period of rehabilitation or Georgia's rise from the ashes of war, 1872-1916 ; Georgia miscellaniesLewis publishing Company, 1917 - Georgia |
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... march , declared that they would be led by no other commander than the intrepid Adams . Comprehend- ing the situation , Colonel M. was forced to yield . They were led across by Major Adams , and it is needless to say that he led them to ...
... march , declared that they would be led by no other commander than the intrepid Adams . Comprehend- ing the situation , Colonel M. was forced to yield . They were led across by Major Adams , and it is needless to say that he led them to ...
Page 633
... march , he patiently dug the well that he might be constantly sup- plied with water . How long he lived here is only a matter of vague speculation , but there is every reason to believe that he perished with his home , which some enemy ...
... march , he patiently dug the well that he might be constantly sup- plied with water . How long he lived here is only a matter of vague speculation , but there is every reason to believe that he perished with his home , which some enemy ...
Page 634
... march across it to take formal possession . In the meantime , however , the Creeks had received substantial recruits , and since Talitch- lechee was a wily old chief of long experience the enterprise was doubt- ful . His enemy , still ...
... march across it to take formal possession . In the meantime , however , the Creeks had received substantial recruits , and since Talitch- lechee was a wily old chief of long experience the enterprise was doubt- ful . His enemy , still ...
Page 640
... March 31 , 1837 , at which time an address was delivered by Hon . Joseph Henry Lumpkin , after- wards Chief Justice of Georgia . Dr. Talmage , in writing of the school at a later period , thus describes the building : " It is a brick ...
... March 31 , 1837 , at which time an address was delivered by Hon . Joseph Henry Lumpkin , after- wards Chief Justice of Georgia . Dr. Talmage , in writing of the school at a later period , thus describes the building : " It is a brick ...
Page 665
... MARCH 30 , 1842 , DOCTOR LONG , AT JEFFER- SON , EXTRACTS A TUMOR FROM THE NECK OF JAMES M. VENABLE— SULPHURIC ETHER IS EMPLOYED TO PRODUCE SLEEP - THE TUMOR EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN - AFFIDAVITS ESTABLISHING DATE AND CHARACTER OF THE ...
... MARCH 30 , 1842 , DOCTOR LONG , AT JEFFER- SON , EXTRACTS A TUMOR FROM THE NECK OF JAMES M. VENABLE— SULPHURIC ETHER IS EMPLOYED TO PRODUCE SLEEP - THE TUMOR EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN - AFFIDAVITS ESTABLISHING DATE AND CHARACTER OF THE ...
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