History of Wyoming: In a Series of Letters, from Charles Miner, to His Son William Penn MinerJ. Crissy, 1845 - 592 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 107
... enemy , they forthwith invest- ed the block - house of Ogden , cutting off all communication with the surrounding country , so that the besieged could neither obtain fuel nor venison ; and demanded in the name of Connecticut the ...
... enemy , they forthwith invest- ed the block - house of Ogden , cutting off all communication with the surrounding country , so that the besieged could neither obtain fuel nor venison ; and demanded in the name of Connecticut the ...
Σελίδα 115
... enemy to suppose him weak and waiting for reinforce- the protectors of Wyoming from Yankee intrusion , most acceptable . Pure wine flowed— healths to the victors were quaffed - the joke passed , and Ogden , truly a most capital soldier ...
... enemy to suppose him weak and waiting for reinforce- the protectors of Wyoming from Yankee intrusion , most acceptable . Pure wine flowed— healths to the victors were quaffed - the joke passed , and Ogden , truly a most capital soldier ...
Σελίδα 117
... enemy . A neighboring hill overlooked the Fort , and completely commanded the position . But the Yankees , with a respectful caution highly complimentary to Capt . Ogden's prowess , did not choose to risk the piece within reach of a ...
... enemy . A neighboring hill overlooked the Fort , and completely commanded the position . But the Yankees , with a respectful caution highly complimentary to Capt . Ogden's prowess , did not choose to risk the piece within reach of a ...
Σελίδα 122
... enemy was unapprized of the accession of numbers , who had emigrated during the summer from Connecticut , or that they would attempt to dislodge them without adequate preparation . A large number of their men the Yankees knew were made ...
... enemy was unapprized of the accession of numbers , who had emigrated during the summer from Connecticut , or that they would attempt to dislodge them without adequate preparation . A large number of their men the Yankees knew were made ...
Σελίδα 126
... enemy . Such was his courage , he could not be brought too near them . Ground was broke and a fortification commenced on the bank of the river , sixty rods above Fort Durkee , at which his force wrought with such spirit , that in three ...
... enemy . Such was his courage , he could not be brought too near them . Ground was broke and a fortification commenced on the bank of the river , sixty rods above Fort Durkee , at which his force wrought with such spirit , that in three ...
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