Excerpt from A Pictorial History of the Wars of the United States: Comprising a Complete History of All the Wars of the Country, From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present TimeSuch advantages resulting from distinct military history will justify the author's design to all readers who pay attention to the practical utility of what they read, while those who read for entertainment will not fail to find their taste grati fied in the varied and romantic fortunes which have attended our American military heroes and the vicissitudes Of our patriot armies, and the re¿ec tive reader will not fail to observe the signal instances of Divine favour and protection which have so often been extended to the defenders of our national liberty and independence.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.