A soldier of the Cumberland: memoir of Mead Holmes, jr., by his father [M. Holmes].American Tract Society, 1854 - 210 pages |
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... the year 1864 , by the AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY , In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts . GEO . C. RAND & AVERY , STEREOTYPERS AND PRINTERS . PREFACE . ON preparing the following narrative , the author.
... the year 1864 , by the AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY , In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts . GEO . C. RAND & AVERY , STEREOTYPERS AND PRINTERS . PREFACE . ON preparing the following narrative , the author.
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rev. Mead Holmes, Mead Holmes. PREFACE . ON preparing the following narrative , the author has found it very difficult to avoid a crowded recital of facts , without plunging into the greater fault of prolix detail ; but the work is not ...
rev. Mead Holmes, Mead Holmes. PREFACE . ON preparing the following narrative , the author has found it very difficult to avoid a crowded recital of facts , without plunging into the greater fault of prolix detail ; but the work is not ...
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... prepare to accompany him- The Sabbath - keeping steam- boat - The lake voyage - Visit to his grandfather - Tender care for his mother - Visits New York and Philadelphia - Returns to Ohio - Thence to Milwaukee and home - Appointed ...
... prepare to accompany him- The Sabbath - keeping steam- boat - The lake voyage - Visit to his grandfather - Tender care for his mother - Visits New York and Philadelphia - Returns to Ohio - Thence to Milwaukee and home - Appointed ...
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... Preparation for death — Lights on the battle - field — Character developed in the army — Desires to have his father a chaplain 159 CHAPTER XI . CAMP - LIFE CONTINUED . A soldier's influence upon his comrades - Indignation at Northern ...
... Preparation for death — Lights on the battle - field — Character developed in the army — Desires to have his father a chaplain 159 CHAPTER XI . CAMP - LIFE CONTINUED . A soldier's influence upon his comrades - Indignation at Northern ...
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... Preparing the ribs and knees were slow business . But as they began to be shaped and placed , and the graceful form was developed , the pleasure - boat became a fixed fact . At length , in complete trim , neatly painted and ready for ...
... Preparing the ribs and knees were slow business . But as they began to be shaped and placed , and the graceful form was developed , the pleasure - boat became a fixed fact . At length , in complete trim , neatly painted and ready for ...
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