The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, Volume 7Americana Corporation, 1960 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 13
... moved against the foe with unaccustomed celerity . After preliminary actions at the battles of South Moun- tain ( q.v. ) and Crampton's Gap on September 14 , the two armies met on September 17 at Sharps- burg , or Antietam Creek , in a ...
... moved against the foe with unaccustomed celerity . After preliminary actions at the battles of South Moun- tain ( q.v. ) and Crampton's Gap on September 14 , the two armies met on September 17 at Sharps- burg , or Antietam Creek , in a ...
Page 66
... moved to Richmond . In 1792 the couple moved to Kentucky , but Henry remained in Richmond as a deputy clerk in the High Court of Chancery . There he acted as amanuensis to Chancellor George Wythe , who advised him to study law . Clay ...
... moved to Richmond . In 1792 the couple moved to Kentucky , but Henry remained in Richmond as a deputy clerk in the High Court of Chancery . There he acted as amanuensis to Chancellor George Wythe , who advised him to study law . Clay ...
Page 359
... moved in prac- tically the same orbit as that observed by him in 1682. As they were all bright objects , he had the sagacity to infer they were really dif- ferent returns of the same comet and so predicted that the next would occur in ...
... moved in prac- tically the same orbit as that observed by him in 1682. As they were all bright objects , he had the sagacity to infer they were really dif- ferent returns of the same comet and so predicted that the next would occur in ...
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