Samuel Jones Burr:The Life And Times Of William Henry Harrison
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustra… Mehr…
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1840 Excerpt: ...a blow for the honor of our flag--the unrivalled orator of Kentucky was pouring out those strains of fervid eloquence, which would have kindled up the latent spark of courage in bosoms less generous than those to which he appealed, and to which the sons of the hardy pioneers responded in bursts of patriotic enthusiasm. The manner of, and reasons for General Harrison''s being selected to command these brave men, are clearly recorded by Mcaffee, whose account we copy:--A few days before the actual attack 011 Detroit by General Brock, an express had been sent by General Hull, to hasten the re inforcement which had been ordered to join him from Kentucky. By this conveyance, several of the principal officers of the army had written to their friends in Cincinnati, as well as to the Governor of Kentucky, stating their entire want of confidence in their commander, and their apprehensions of some fatal disaster from his miserable arrangements and apparent imbecility and cowardice. These letters, also, declared it to be the common wish of the army, that General Harrison should accompany the expected reinforcements. He was also very popular in Kentucky, and was anxiously desired as their commander by the troops marching from that state to the north-western army But the authority with which he had been invested by the President, did not entitle him to command any corps, which was not intended for operations in the western territories. The question of giving Harrison the command of the detachment on the march from Kentucky for Detroit, presented great difficulties to the mind of Governor Scott. The motives to make the appointment were numerous. He had ample testimony of its being the wish of the army at Detroit. The fourth United States regiment in part... Samuel Jones Burr, Books, History, The Life And Times Of William Henry Harrison Books>History Volume: 2 Publisher: New York, L. W. Ransom; Philadelphia, R. W. Pomeroy Publication date: 1840 Subjects: Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841 Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.<
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Samuel Jones Burr:The Life And Times Of William Henry Harrison
- neues Buch ISBN: 9781153389457
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustra… Mehr…
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1840 Excerpt: ...a blow for the honor of our flag--the unrivalled orator of Kentucky was pouring out those strains of fervid eloquence, which would have kindled up the latent spark of courage in bosoms less generous than those to which he appealed, and to which the sons of the hardy pioneers responded in bursts of patriotic enthusiasm. The manner of, and reasons for General Harrison''s being selected to command these brave men, are clearly recorded by Mcaffee, whose account we copy:--A few days before the actual attack 011 Detroit by General Brock, an express had been sent by General Hull, to hasten the re inforcement which had been ordered to join him from Kentucky. By this conveyance, several of the principal officers of the army had written to their friends in Cincinnati, as well as to the Governor of Kentucky, stating their entire want of confidence in their commander, and their apprehensions of some fatal disaster from his miserable arrangements and apparent imbecility and cowardice. These letters, also, declared it to be the common wish of the army, that General Harrison should accompany the expected reinforcements. He was also very popular in Kentucky, and was anxiously desired as their commander by the troops marching from that state to the north-western army But the authority with which he had been invested by the President, did not entitle him to command any corps, which was not intended for operations in the western territories. The question of giving Harrison the command of the detachment on the march from Kentucky for Detroit, presented great difficulties to the mind of Governor Scott. The motives to make the appointment were numerous. He had ample testimony of its being the wish of the army at Detroit. The fourth United States regiment in part... Samuel Jones Burr, Books, History, The Life And Times Of William Henry Harrison Books>History, General Books LLC<
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