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Page 1865
... served with distinction in the defence of the He was pro- plantations on the Savannah . moted brigade - major of the Georgia forces in the Continental army , commanded by Lachlan McIntosh . He accompanied the expeditions . under the ...
... served with distinction in the defence of the He was pro- plantations on the Savannah . moted brigade - major of the Georgia forces in the Continental army , commanded by Lachlan McIntosh . He accompanied the expeditions . under the ...
Page 1877
... served on topographical duty ; was promoted 2d lieutenant in August , 1836 ; was in the Florida campaign , 1836-37 , with a field battery ; on frontier duty on the Canada border , 1837-38 ; in the ordnance corps , 1838-40 , and was made ...
... served on topographical duty ; was promoted 2d lieutenant in August , 1836 ; was in the Florida campaign , 1836-37 , with a field battery ; on frontier duty on the Canada border , 1837-38 ; in the ordnance corps , 1838-40 , and was made ...
Page 1879
... served as judge advocate of courts martial in the South Atlantic squadron . He was in the copper region of Lake Superior , 1863-66 , in the interest of eastern capi- talists , in the meantime being elected professor of mining in the ...
... served as judge advocate of courts martial in the South Atlantic squadron . He was in the copper region of Lake Superior , 1863-66 , in the interest of eastern capi- talists , in the meantime being elected professor of mining in the ...
Page 1899
... served in the U.S. senate until March 4 , 1853 , when he was succeeded by Charles G. Atherton , Democrat . His six years ' service in the senate was marked by a gradual growth of the anti - slavery sentiment and his speeches and votes ...
... served in the U.S. senate until March 4 , 1853 , when he was succeeded by Charles G. Atherton , Democrat . His six years ' service in the senate was marked by a gradual growth of the anti - slavery sentiment and his speeches and votes ...
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... served as such until January , 1865 , when he resumed practice . He was a Lincoln presidential elector in 1861 and in 1865 was elected a representative in the 39th congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his law partner ...
... served as such until January , 1865 , when he resumed practice . He was a Lincoln presidential elector in 1861 and in 1865 was elected a representative in the 39th congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his law partner ...
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Page 1903 - I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country...
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