True stories of great American men : for young Americans (1898)
Brooks, Elbridge Streeter, 1846-1902 · Chicago ; Philadelphia ; Toronto : J.C. Winston · leaf 164
the Statesof Ohio and Michigan; he looked after the improvement ofthe harbor of St. Louis, and the changes that were made inthe shifting channel of the mighty Mississippi River; he sup-erintended the building of the forts in New York harbor, and,when he got back from a war, which I will tell you… … CAPTAIN LEE AT CERRO GORDO. was Second Lieutenant in 1829, then First Lieutenant, then,in 1838, Captain in the regular army—so, you see, he keptgoing right on in the world, and was a great deal thought ofin the army. The United States did not have a very big army 166 ROBERT E. LEE in those days,…
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