Life of Abraham Lincoln: Presenting His Early History, Political Career, and Speeches in and Out of Congress; Also a General View of His Policy as President of the United States; with His Messages, Proclamations, Letters, Etc., and a History of His Eventful Administration, and of the Scenes Attendant Upon His Tragic and Lamented DemiseLommis National Library Association, 1888 - 842 pages Written in 1864 by a political contemporary, this is a work of nineteenth-century American biographic literature. It contains Lincoln's most masterful speeches and writings, along with a contemporary history of the Civil War. |
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Page 14
... L. C. Draper , Esq . , of Madison , Wisconsin , to whom I am indebted for the copy given in the text . The " treasury warrant " was issued by the State of Virginia . in a new and strange land , had now their 14 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
... L. C. Draper , Esq . , of Madison , Wisconsin , to whom I am indebted for the copy given in the text . The " treasury warrant " was issued by the State of Virginia . in a new and strange land , had now their 14 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
Page 39
... issued a call for volunteers to protect the settlers from this invasion . A company was promptly raised in Menard county , in the formation of which Abraham Lincoln was one of the most active . From New Salem , Clary's Grove , and ...
... issued a call for volunteers to protect the settlers from this invasion . A company was promptly raised in Menard county , in the formation of which Abraham Lincoln was one of the most active . From New Salem , Clary's Grove , and ...
Page 42
... issued a call for two thousand new volunteers , to assemble at Beardstown and Hennepin . In accordance with the wishes of Lincoln , and others , who were still ready to bear their share of the campaign , to its close , the Governor also ...
... issued a call for two thousand new volunteers , to assemble at Beardstown and Hennepin . In accordance with the wishes of Lincoln , and others , who were still ready to bear their share of the campaign , to its close , the Governor also ...
Page 224
... issued his order cutting off supplies of every kind from Fort Pickens as well as from the " armed vessels of the United States , " then in the harbor a military step toward the reduction of the fort , in marked contrast with the pacific ...
... issued his order cutting off supplies of every kind from Fort Pickens as well as from the " armed vessels of the United States , " then in the harbor a military step toward the reduction of the fort , in marked contrast with the pacific ...
Page 232
... issued on that day , declaring a blockade of every port of the States in insurrection , in the following terms : WHEREAS , An insurrection against the Government of the United States has broken out in the States of South Carolina ...
... issued on that day , declaring a blockade of every port of the States in insurrection , in the following terms : WHEREAS , An insurrection against the Government of the United States has broken out in the States of South Carolina ...
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LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN Joseph H. (Joseph Hartwell) 18 Barrett,Making of America Project No preview available - 2016 |
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