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 194
... secession . Mr. Bell went over to the secession cause , co - operating with Mr. Breckinridge , afterward a General in the Rebel army . The total vote for the two loyal candidates was 3,241,609 . On the morning of February 11th , Mr ...
... secession . Mr. Bell went over to the secession cause , co - operating with Mr. Breckinridge , afterward a General in the Rebel army . The total vote for the two loyal candidates was 3,241,609 . On the morning of February 11th , Mr ...
Page 197
... secession , and proclaim- ing their desire to be left unmolested in the execution of their revolutionary purposes , the chief conspirators well knew that this immunity could only be gained by such use of the remain- ing days of the ...
... secession , and proclaim- ing their desire to be left unmolested in the execution of their revolutionary purposes , the chief conspirators well knew that this immunity could only be gained by such use of the remain- ing days of the ...
Page 198
... secession on the 20th of December , 1860. Fort Moultrie , by an overt act of treason , was seized on the 28th , and the Palmetto flag was raised over Gov- ernment property in Charleston . On the 3d of January , 1861 , without even the ...
... secession on the 20th of December , 1860. Fort Moultrie , by an overt act of treason , was seized on the 28th , and the Palmetto flag was raised over Gov- ernment property in Charleston . On the 3d of January , 1861 , without even the ...
Page 199
... secession , as an utterly needless rebellion against " the best government upon earth , " and his acceptance was a token of the general acquiescence of all political leaders of the States concerned in the rebellion now organized ...
... secession , as an utterly needless rebellion against " the best government upon earth , " and his acceptance was a token of the general acquiescence of all political leaders of the States concerned in the rebellion now organized ...
Page 200
... secession ordinances . While this confederacy of seven States was forming , a con- vention , composed of delegates from most of the free States , and from all the border slave States , was in session at Wash- ington , aiming to bring ...
... secession ordinances . While this confederacy of seven States was forming , a con- vention , composed of delegates from most of the free States , and from all the border slave States , was in session at Wash- ington , aiming to bring ...
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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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