F. Colburn (Francis Colburn) Adams

Capitolo 51

hardly in duration to save him/it. Yes, my child, General George, not only this way
saved the capital, but it extricated the government and the Head of
Furnishes out of personnel some difficulties that they was gotten.

When, the army of victorious rebel turned apart then, from the
the fortifications of Washington, and it marched triumphantly in
Maryland, strong garrisons had gone away in the strong one, and anymore the troops
it was versed in the city to assure his/her safety. It was, indeed,
resolved by the government what time it started to draw profit from experiments,
and from the fact that the capital of the nation had been put twice
in extreme danger that for the future, comes to that strength, owes to
the minus is done sure. Experienced officers of line had put in
command of the defenses, north as south of the Potomac. The
continually troops were practiced, and soon it became the good artillerymen.
They was also educated in and soon they became efficient in the art of
strongly that defend. They studied well, and it became family with the
you hinder in their forehead;  and, what was more than everybody, they knew them
guns, and as to fight against them. I have been pertaining to very particular
these things, my child because I desire to thrill her/it with them
future importance.

But alas for the instability of human decisions! Washington was
is exposed, later everything.

You will remember, my child, as each was grabbed with admiration
to the ease with which the great General of whom Grant has picked up the army
the Potomac, and stirred away with him against the rebels. That was in
the month of May, 1864. It was then that the army stirred against
Richmond for the last time:  or, not to return to us up to that him
you/he/she had captured that fortitude of rebel.

Grant had not gone far when he satisfied a resistance more stubborn than
for he was waited, it fought against a number of desperate and bloody battles,
and many lost men. Struggle and it stirs in before, it was his/her witticism, this way
he resolved not to turn back his/her face toward Washington and his/her