Word: offs
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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It had been, from the very beginning, the main purpose of the Western campaigns to open the Mississippi to its mouth, and thereby complete the naval blockade of the rebellious states. Thus only could the immense western territory of Texas and Arkansas, with its great store of recruiting material, and...
Ordered to keep Polk occupied, Grant made a dash upon Belmont, just across the Mississippi from Columbus, and defeated Gen, Pillow decisively. His raw, troops became unmanageable, however, and delayed so long looting the camp, that the Confederates returned and almost cut off Grant's retreat.
At this crisis Grant appeared on the scene and ordered a general attack. The veteran Gen. C. G. Smith led in person a gallant charge and won the first ridge with a rush. Pillow's attention was thus distracted and McClernand and Wallace assaulted in their turn. Pillow was again...
The musical features were exceptionally good. The Duo, Ange igue and Cleante, composed by J. A. Carpenter '97, was well rendered and enthusiastically received. The dance of the Egyptians during the second entr'acte was very pretty and well executed. The costumes were all appropriate. The ceremony of conferring the...
In the play off for second place in the chess tournament, A. W. Ryder '97 beat Thorndike Spalding, L. S. The final score in a tournament remarkable for the paucity of new heads and the evenness of the old ones is as follows: