Word: fall
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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That night Pillow and Floyd deserted their post and the place surrendered, with 15,000 prisoners. The result was the fall of Nashville and Columbus. It was so far the greatest achievement of the war and established, once for all, public confidence in Grant...
...night-fall fighting ceased. During the night Buell's forces arrived, and Wallace, who had lost his way, also appeared. Thus re-enforced, Grant attacked vigorously next morning and drove the Confederates from the field. There was no pursuit. The loss was almost 10,000 on each side, and this terrible conflict, so unequalled in American experience, caused mutual self-respect. For the first time, the public began to realize the full meaning...
...meeting of the Princeton men who had played in the games against Harvard and Yale, Garrett Cochrane '98, of Williamsport, Pa., was unanimously elected captain of the eleven for the ensuing year. Cochrane played right end on the Princeton eleven this fall. He is also the president of the sophomore class...
...annual fall concert of the Glee, Banjo and Mandalin Clubs and the Pierian Sodality, will be held in Sanders Theatre on the evening of Wednesday. December 18. Contrary to the custom of the last few years there will be a dance after the concert. There will be no public sale of tickets, all tickets being sold either by invitation or through the members of the four clubs. The tickets will be on sale at the places named in the invitations, this afternoon...
...Weld Boat Club float has been hauled up and there will be no more rowing at the club this fall. The club will be opened again in the spring as soon as the river is free from ice, probably about the last of March. Two or three new boats will be bought this winter, as there has been great demand for single wherries...