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Excerpt from Heroic Deeds of Heroic Men In addition to the blockade of 1 the whole Southern sea-board line various expeditions were undertaken t? Strike the enemy an effect ual blow wherever an exposed point was pre sented. To' the detail of some of these naval expeditions We now invite the attention of our readers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Makers of the World's History and Their Grand Achievements: Containing Graphic Accounts of Men and Women Whose Daring Deeds Have Given Them World-Wide Fame Comprising Heroes of Land and Sea Noble women have followed recent wars, and by their gentle minis tries have saved the life of many a poor soldier, and have comforted the dying moments of others. Florence Nightingale on the blood-stained fields of the Crimea Clara Barton, Annie E. Wheeler, daughter of General joe Wheeler, and others in our civil war and war with Spain, and the grand host of women who have performed deeds worthy of ministering angels, illumine the glowing pages of this sumptuous work. Their smile cheered the weary sufferers of the hospital and the field of carnage; they whispered words of comfort to the dying; men who had fought and bled kissed the shadows of the grand heroines as they passed. The reader follows their experiences with wonderful interest. In addition to these, the reader is charmed with the record of toils and sacrifices on the part of such moral heroines as Frances Willard and Ellen M. Stone, captured by Turkish brigands. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.