Richmond
['ritʃmənd]
Definition
(noun.) capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War.
Edited by Jason--From WordNet
Examples
- He did this, destroying the canal as far as Goochland, and the railroad to a point as near Richmond as he could get. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The report from Sheridan embraced his operations up to his passing the outer defences of Richmond. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- During the night of the 2d the enemy evacuated Petersburg and Richmond, and retreated towards Danville. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- He was to act from here, looking to Richmond as his objective point. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Believing, however, in the practicability of capturing Richmond unless it was reinforced, I made that the objective point of his operations. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Supplies were growing scarce in Richmond, and the sources from which to draw them were in our hands. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I must not neglect to state here the fact that I had no idea originally of having Sherman march from Savannah to Richmond, or even to North Carolina. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- General Butler, taking advantage of this, at once moved a force on the railroad between Petersburg and Richmond. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I am going to Richmond, she told me. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Things went on this way for several weeks, Berwick made very pleasant parties to Richmond, and did everything with princely magnificence. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- He also sent out detachments to destroy the railroad between Petersburg and Richmond, but no great success attended these latter efforts. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I told him then to make the attack at that time and according to his own plan; and I immediately started to return to the army about Richmond. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Gillmore joins Butler with ten thousand men, and the two operate against Richmond from the south side of the James River. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- It was known that the enemy had some gunboats at Richmond. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Now that Sheridan was safe and Hampton free to return to Richmond with his cavalry, Wilson's position became precarious. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Our lesson is, that there are two Richmonds, one in Surrey and one in Yorkshire, and that mine is the Surrey Richmond. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
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