. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . GENERAL GRANT RECONNOITERING THE CONFEDERATE POSITION AT SPOTSYLVANIA COURT-HOUSE. By C. W. Reed, after a sketch made at the time. i8o THE CENTURY BOOK OF FAMOUS AMERICANS. A RIVER BOAT ON THE MISSISSIPPI. That s good, Jack, said Uncle Tom, nodding approval; and herebeside the great river which he freed, in the very city in and about which somany of his earlier experiences centered, let us remember the man to whomthe thanks of the republic are specially due — Grant, greatest of Americansoldier
. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . GENERAL GRANT RECONNOITERING THE CONFEDERATE POSITION AT SPOTSYLVANIA COURT-HOUSE. By C. W. Reed, after a sketch made at the time. i8o THE CENTURY BOOK OF FAMOUS AMERICANS. A RIVER BOAT ON THE MISSISSIPPI. That s good, Jack, said Uncle Tom, nodding approval; and herebeside the great river which he freed, in the very city in and about which somany of his earlier experiences centered, let us remember the man to whomthe thanks of the republic are specially due — Grant, greatest of Americansoldiers, the product of an iron will and of a stern necessity. See here, Uncle Tom ! exclaimed Jack ; is nt that rather going backon us ? You said in New York that we would, for the purpose of this trip,call Grant a New Yorker, and now you re bringing him out west again. That s so, Jack, said Uncle Tom, with a laugh. I did say so, andI m not going to depart from that decision. But here we are on his earlierstamping-ground ; and while I count him a great New Yorker, here, inMissouri and Illinois, he first became known. Here his successes and hisfailures tried his metal, and gave him to the nation schooled by experienceinto the trained and reliable fighting-man. And yet i
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