The Democratic Party chose for its presidential candidate a hero of the Civil War -- General Winfield Scott Hancock of Pennsylvania.

VOA: special.2010.04.22

In 1877 a general called Mac-Mahon, who had fought in the 1870/71 war-- you may think that that's not a very French name; there's a strong Irish influence around Bordeaux.

877年麦克马洪元帅,他参加了普法战争--,你可能觉得那不是一个常用的法国名字,爱尔兰对波尔多有着很强的影响力

耶鲁公开课 - 1871年后的法国课程节选

Benjamin was a lawyer. He had been a General in the Union Army during America's Civil War of the eighteen sixties.

VOA: special.2010.05.27

Confederate General Robert E.Lee saw it as a sign of weakness in the northern war effort.

VOA: special.2009.11.05

General Taylor and his men never lost a battle in the Mexican War.

VOA: special.2009.03.05

During the Civil War, the general had been a great hero.

VOA: special.2010.02.11

The commission has numerous logistical obstacles to overcome to hold a general election in a country recovering from war.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

Forrest! Now, when I was a baby, Mama named me afterthe great Civil War hero General Nathan Bedford Forrest.

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