Word: move
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Spottsylvania Court House, still further south, was Grant's next move, but Lee was there first, and entrenched. The Federal army was again ordered to attack, and, although a few charges were successful, the main movement was a failure, The salient held by the enemy was captured, but they reformed on a new line and the armies faced each other in the same positions for over a week. Direct attacks had proved useless, and a flank move was now resorted to, but near Cold Harbor Grant again found himself facing the enemy entrenched in new breast works. About a month...
When the spring of 1864 opened Gen. Sherman was in command of the western forces, which lay encamped several miles in front of Chattanooga. The Confederates, with a somewhat smaller force, had prepared to block any forward move and lay at Dalton, in northern Georgia. Gen. Joe Johnston was their leader. Sherman's aim was to capture Atlanta in Johnston's rear. With this aim in view he approached the enemy. All the resources of art and nature had combined to aid the latter. Mountains and entrenchment's strengthened his position. Sherman threatened the Confederate rear and Johnston retreated...
...gained is open to all, and all taking it up are again on an equality. Is it not far better to come to an agreement which will retain boating within reasonable limits instead of establishing a bad precedent which will make it easier to overcome the objections to this move in the future...
...next year, the present seems a most advisable time for discussing a change in regard to them. Some few complaints have been made from time to time against allowing any boxing whatsoever at the meetings, but that any such radical change will be made, or even that such a move would be desirable, we do not believe. But there is one point that has been gradually forced upon the notice of every one who has attended the meetings, namely, that such vigorous contests as are yearly witnessed, are not suitable exhibitions for a Ladies' Day. It is an almost inevitable...
...given for recuperations are they not given when they are most needed, is the most natural query. Under the present arrangement, not only do the students in reality lose more time, the work in reality is made harder for them. Also it would certainly seem most fitting for some move to be taken by the faculty to at least consider the advisability of a change...