Word: losses
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...ever had any thoughts of participating in track athletics are earnestly urged to begin practice immediately. It is now less than a month before the inter-collegiate sports, and our chances for the cup are not as good as they were at this time last year, owing to the loss of Messrs. Kip, Soren and Morrison. We need to strain every nerve to win. Most members of last year's team have been training for some time, but there seems to be a lack of new men. It would be well for the freshmen, sophomores and juniors, to remember that...
...this they did many times in the two days of the battle of the Wilderness, but little was gained and many were killed and wounded. Counter attacks by the enemy also availed little in the difficult country and the final result of the battle was a draw. The Federal loss was about 15,000 men, and that of the Confederates some 10,000. Grant's plan of constant attacks had not served its purpose of materially weakening the enemy, and had begun to use up his own force badly. This was the result of all the bloody actions of this...
Resolved, That in his loss they mourn the death of one of their most promising members whose mental attainments and social gifts gave him a high place in the admiration and aflectior of his class-mates, which time and longer friendship could only have strengthened and confirmed...
Hunt, left fielder and change catcher of the Amherst nine, colleded with the second baseman of the Springfields, recently and brick one of the bones of his forearm. As Hunt is one of the strongest players on the nine his loss will be severely felt...
Burning all his stores there he abandoned it and Sherman at once marched in. The first object of Sherman was attained. In four months with a loss of only 30,000 men he had captured Atlanta, fought a crafty foreman and overcome many natured difficulties. Johnston and Hood had lost 35,000 men. Sherman refitted his army and rested for a month. Mean while Hood began to attack his communications toward Chattanooga. Sherman moved back after him and repaired the railways destroyed. In this manner, one chasing the other, the two armies had almost reached the starting point again. After...