He was afraid Confederate forces in Virginia might try to capture Washington in the first days of the war.
VOA: special.2009.08.20
That is the amount of time it took Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal to capture a historic image on film.
VOA: special.2010.05.31
As the pirates spread out searching for hostages, the crew was even able to capture one of the Somalis.
VOA: special.2009.05.27
The German Army chief, General Erich Ludendorff, tried to capture the French capital without waiting to strengthen his forces.
VOA: special.2010.10.21
But the popular meaning of Valentine's Day continues to capture hearts around the world, even if not always on February fourteenth.
VOA: special.2010.02.08
Emperor Norton's decree said John Brown had tried to capture the state of Virginia with only seventeen men.
VOA: special.2009.12.14
For example,Mister Venter is working to design cells that can make it easier to capture carbon dioxide.
VOA: special.2010.07.20
Admiral Nimitz of the Navy wanted to capture the small groups of Japanese-held islands in the Pacific, then seize Taiwan,and finally attack Japan itself.
VOA: special.2011.06.23
This was the force that would try again to capture the Confederate capital at Richmond,Virginia.
VOA: special.2009.10.15
Brown sent some of his men to capture the old colonel and free his slaves.
VOA: special.2009.06.25
A reporter for United Press International called the FBI and asked them for the names of the "toughest guys" that the agency wanted to capture.
VOA: special.2010.05.05
It seemed to capture, for the first time, the true voice of modern American culture.
VOA: special.2009.02.15
Great Lakes shipwrecks continue to capture the imagination of Americans from all over the country.
VOA: special.2009.11.11
Then she was able to capture the sharp difference between light and dark.
VOA: special.2009.05.10
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