Sentence:  No women, no children, no gray and stooping veterans,—none but erect, bright-eyed, quick-moving, <WSD>strong-handed</WSD> young giants—the strangest population, the finest population, the most gallant host that ever trooped down the startled solitudes of an unpeopled land. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Having hands that are strong; by extension, Strong, mighty