Word: granted
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Another large audience in Sanders Theatre last evening bore witness to Dr. Fiske's popularity and the popularity of his subject. In this, the third lecture of the course, the unique campaigns about Vicksburg were treated. Among the various stereopticon views, the familiar portraits of Grant and Sherman called forth rounds of applause...
...Confederates realized the importance of the issue, and had strongly fortified every commanding bluff which offered a strong position on the great river. The Union fleet, however, had easily controlled the lowlands, and Grant's brilliant advance parallel to the river had outflanked the strongholds one by one, and compelled their surrender...
...Farragut's movement from below was checked for want of a land force, and Grant was too far from his base to continue his old plan without great difficulty. Vicksburg on the north and Port Hudson on the south were alone left to guard the Red River, the great artery of the West, but here the Confederates had concentrated all their force...
Unquestionably the east was the best point of attack. But Grant was hampered by lack of cooperation from Washington, and unwisely dividing his army, found his line of communication broken by Forrest's brilliant raid, and was forced to retreat. Sherman was waiting for Grant in the swamps before Haines's Bluff, and not knowing the strength of the position tried to assault it. The assault failed, and the second part of the plan proved impracticable...
...Republicans passed an act almost unanimously to retire greenbacks, Dec. 18, 1865: Nation, LXI, 380.- (d) March 18, 1869. Congress passed an act solemnly pledging itself to make early provision for redemption of the United States notes in coin: E. C. Mason's Veto Power, S 61.- (e) President Grant urged Congress to retire the legaltender notes: McPherson, Handbook, 1874.- (f) President Hayes...