Our Whole Country, Or, The Past and Present of the United States: Historical and Descriptive ...H. Howe, 1861 |
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Page 787
... built narrow on purpose to afford shade . The town is above a half a mile in length , regularly fortified with bastions , and a ditch . Besides these works , it has another sort of fortification , very singular , but well adapted ...
... built narrow on purpose to afford shade . The town is above a half a mile in length , regularly fortified with bastions , and a ditch . Besides these works , it has another sort of fortification , very singular , but well adapted ...
Page 788
... built of free - stone , commonly two stories high , two rooms upon a floor , with large windows and balconies ; before the entry of most of the houses runs a portico of stone arches ; the roofs are commonly flat . The Spaniards consult ...
... built of free - stone , commonly two stories high , two rooms upon a floor , with large windows and balconies ; before the entry of most of the houses runs a portico of stone arches ; the roofs are commonly flat . The Spaniards consult ...
Page 814
... built of large logs . They had also an ample supply of provis- ions and ammunition . " On the 16th of March , 1814 , General Jackson , having received considerable reinforcements of volunteers from Tennessee , and friendly Indians ...
... built of large logs . They had also an ample supply of provis- ions and ammunition . " On the 16th of March , 1814 , General Jackson , having received considerable reinforcements of volunteers from Tennessee , and friendly Indians ...
Page 818
... built about the residence of Samuel Mimms , a mile east from Alabama River , and two miles below the cut - off . It was gar- risoned by 150 soldiers , under Maj . Beasly ; these , with the white settlers , the friendly Indians , and ...
... built about the residence of Samuel Mimms , a mile east from Alabama River , and two miles below the cut - off . It was gar- risoned by 150 soldiers , under Maj . Beasly ; these , with the white settlers , the friendly Indians , and ...
Page 820
... built places in the southern states , is on the line of the Charles- ton and Memphis railroad , about 10 miles N. of the Tennessee River , 217 N. from Montgomery , and 211 from Memphis , Tenn . The court house is of Grecian architecture ...
... built places in the southern states , is on the line of the Charles- ton and Memphis railroad , about 10 miles N. of the Tennessee River , 217 N. from Montgomery , and 211 from Memphis , Tenn . The court house is of Grecian architecture ...
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OUR WHOLE COUNTRY, Volume 2 John Warner 1798-1885 Barber,Henry 1816-1893 Howe No preview available - 2016 |
Our Whole Country (Vol 2): Or, the Past and Present of the United States ... Henry Howe,John Barber No preview available - 1970 |
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