Mosby and His Men: A Record of the Adventures of that Renowned Partisan Ranger, John S. Mosby, Colonel C.S.A. ; Including the Exploits of Smith, Chapman, Richards, Montjoy, Turner, Russell, Glasscock, and the Men Under Them

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G.W. Carleton & Company, 1867 - 375 sider
 

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Side 85 - ... Rev. Mr. Diman, Professor of History and Political Economy, has a fine collection of books in his department, and especially rich in Metaphysics and German Philosophies, Professors Lincoln and Harkness have also, each of them, a good working apparatus for the study of the Greek and Latin classics. In this connection it may not be improper to refer to the private collection of Mr. Brown, to whose liberality, as we have already seen, the College Library is so greatly indebted. It contains upwards...
Side 75 - Stoughton, USA, two captains, thirty other prisoners, together with their arms, equipments, and fifty-eight horses — justifies this recognition in General Orders. " This feat, unparalleled in the war, was performed in the midst of the enemy's troops, at Fairfax Court-house, without loss or injury. " The gallant band of Captain Mosby share the glory, as they did the danger of this enterprise, and are worthy of such a leader.
Side 85 - The Union is a lie. The American Union is an imposture, a covenant with death and an agreement with hell. We are for its overthrow ! Up with the flag of disunion, that we may have a free and glorious republic of our own."— William Lloyd Garrison.

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