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Killing Lincoln
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Now they have all fled, and Lincoln steps past the sentry boxes, grasps the wrought iron railing, and marches up the steps into the Confederate White House.†
p. 41.8
Sentries cry out, ordering them to stop.†
p. 50.9 *

sentries = people standing guard
Within seconds the sentries allow them to pass and usher Grant to Sheridan's headquarters.†
p. 50.9
The only drawback is that sentries man the bridge and no traffic is allowed in or out of Washington after ten P.M. Booth wants to see those sentries for himself.†
p. 104.4
The only drawback is that sentries man the bridge and no traffic is allowed in or out of Washington after ten P.M. Booth wants to see those sentries for himself.†
p. 104.5
Normally the sight of a lone horseman galloping out of Washington, D.C., long after dark would make the sentries guarding the bridges suspicious.†
p. 135.7
Soldiers come running from a nearby sentry box.†
p. 203.2
"Where are you going, sir?" cries the military sentry.†
p. 215.3
A favorite technique employed by the silver-haired and low-key Jones is to begin his first crossing just before dusk, when the angle of the sun makes it impossible for sentries on the opposite shore to see small craft on the water.†
p. 250.5

sentries = people standing guard

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