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Page 876 - The planets, all the infinite host of heaven, Are shining on the sad abodes of death, Through the still lapse of ages. All that tread The globe are but a handful to the tribes That slumber in its bosom.
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Page 691 - He participated in all but one of the battles of the Army of the Potomac until the close of the war. During the latter part of the time he commanded the first division of the Second Corps. General Miles was wounded at the battles of Fair Oaks, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, and received four brevets for distinguished service.
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| Title | History of Grand Rapids and Its Industries, Volume 2 History of Grand Rapids and Its Industries, Dwight Goss |
| Author | Dwight Goss |
| Publisher | C.F. Cooper, 1906 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | Feb 7, 2008 |
| Length | 1313 pages |
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