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These, then, fellow soldiers, are the terms upon which sixty-four of you are requested to draw your swords, shoulder your arms and march to Detroit to defend the frontiers of your own territory.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “These, then, fellow soldiers, are the terms upon which sixty-four of you are requested to draw your swords, shoulder…”
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Sherman outlines the terms for soldiers to take up arms in defense of their territory.
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