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S C Col M C Butler
Wade Hampton; 1st N. C., Col. L. S. Baker; 2d S. C., Col. M. C. Butler; 10th Va., Cobb’s (Ga.) Legion, Lieut.-Col.
— from From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America by James Longstreet

S C Col M C Butler
Wade Hampton; 1st N. C., Col. L. S. Baker; 1st S. C., Col. J. L. Black; 2d S. C., Col. M. C. Butler; Cobb (Ga.) Legion, Lieut.-Col.
— from From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America by James Longstreet

se caracteriza como militar can be
[387] se caracteriza como... militar , can be characterized as a profound political and military plan .
— from Argentina, Legend and History by Lucio Vicente López

smelling copra cocoanut meat can be
On every street the sour-smelling copra (cocoanut meat) can be seen spread out upon a mat to dry.
— from The Great White Tribe in Filipinia by Paul T. (Paul Thomas) Gilbert

slit clean cross my coat body
[Pg 57] fingers (en she is jes’ es strong es enny mule), en shore’s yore settin’ dar in dat air big cheer, en I’m er stannin’ heah, talkin’ ter yer, she gin me one single jerk, en I ’clar ter Gawd, she tore my whole sleeve outen de arm-hole, en ripped er big slit clean ’cross my coat body!
— from Old Times in Dixie Land: A Southern Matron's Memories by Caroline E. (Caroline Elizabeth) Merrick

Stromboli Captain Cole Medina Commander Beresford
A flying squadron was organized under the command of Captain Lyons, son of the Admiral, who was on board the Miranda , and consisted of the following vessels:— Vesuvius , Captain Osborn; Stromboli , Captain Cole; Medina , Commander Beresford; Ardent , Lieutenant-Commander Horton; Arrow , Lieutenant Jolliffe; Beagle , Lieutenant Hewett; Lynx , Lieutenant Aynsley; Snake , Lieutenant M'Killop; Swallow , Commander Crauford; Viper , Lieutenant Armytage; Wrangler , Lieutenant Risk; and Curlew , Commander Lambert.
— from The British Expedition to the Crimea by Russell, William Howard, Sir


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