Word: garrisons
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...GARRISON...
Chamberlain, Clark, Gibson, Hunter and Garrison are putting the shot. All except the second are throwing the hammer...
...quartered with the Union army. Lee formed a plan to invade Maryland, and thus draw McClellan away from Washington, his base of supplies. Accordingly Lee crossed the upper Potomac and concentrated at Frederick City. McClellan then marched slowly toward him. Meanwhile Lee sent several detachments to capture a garrison of about 11,000 men at Harper's Ferry; but kept most of his men strung along the Blue Ridge...
Unfortunately, McClellan got hold of Lee's despatch and on September 10, acting on his information, marched against the part of Lee's army above Harper's Ferry. But Lee held him off until the 15th, when Jackson captured Harper's Ferry with its garrison, artillery and small arms...
...Advocate will appear on Friday, and promises to be of unusual interest. Its chief feature will be two open letters on compulsory chapel, Rev. E. E. Hale, '54, taking the affirmative, Mr. W. P. Garrison, '61, the negative side of the question...