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...essential that he should be a good reasoned. Distances, effect of the atmosphere and wind, are among the points to be considered. If the shot is to be made at any kind of game, the speed at which it is moving must, of course, be noted. Unfortunately in the Northern States there is comparatively little game worthy the attention of a rifle. In Canada, Maine, and in the Adriondacks, there is still found some large game, although not in so great an abundance as one who has never visited those sections would be led to expect. Enough large game...
...half-past seven last evening, Sander's theatre was well filled both by Harvard students and an unusually large number of outsiders, who had assembled to hear Col. Thomas L. Lovermore's lecture on "The Northern Volunteers," it being the last of the admirable course of lectures given under the auspices of the lectures given under the auspices of the society. The lecturer was received with much applause by the audience, and commenced his lecture with a brief summary of the number of volunteers who served. About 4,000,000 were ready for active service, but only...
Colonel Thomas L. Livermore will tonight lecture before the Historical Society, this lecture being the last of the course. Subject: "The Northern Volunteer...
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...
...confident of success, he sent Longstreet away to blockade Burnside at Knoxville. Grant, when all his men were at hand, made preparations for a general attack. Hooker was to keep the enemy busy at Lookout Mountain, Thomas was to take Orchard Knob, while Sherman was to capture the northern end of Missionary Ridge. Sherman encountered at first much resistance, but Hooker and Thomas carried the heights in their front. Bragg then withdrew all his men on to Missionary Ridge, still confident that he could not be dislodged. Another day's events undeceived him. As Hooker was delayed by a broken...