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 38
... troops had been advanced to Vandruff's Island , opposite the Indian town , where the engagement was antici- pated , and there was much dissatisfaction among the volunteers , and some complaints against the generals , Gaines and Duncan ...
... troops had been advanced to Vandruff's Island , opposite the Indian town , where the engagement was antici- pated , and there was much dissatisfaction among the volunteers , and some complaints against the generals , Gaines and Duncan ...
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... troops reached Burnt Village , a Winnebago town on the Whitewater river . They were now in a strange country , in which , for want of correct information , they were obliged to advance slowly and cautiously . There were traces of ...
... troops reached Burnt Village , a Winnebago town on the Whitewater river . They were now in a strange country , in which , for want of correct information , they were obliged to advance slowly and cautiously . There were traces of ...
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... troops in Mexico , having been offered , an amendment was proposed by Mr. Henley , a Democratic member from Indiana , as an adroit political maneuver , by which it was designed to secure an indorsement of the war from the Whigs , or a ...
... troops in Mexico , having been offered , an amendment was proposed by Mr. Henley , a Democratic member from Indiana , as an adroit political maneuver , by which it was designed to secure an indorsement of the war from the Whigs , or a ...
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... troops and supplies , ) the first of which set sail from the Washington Navy - Yard on the 6th of April , and the remainder during the next three days , The orders were sealed , but the movement could not be alto- gether a secret . In ...
... troops and supplies , ) the first of which set sail from the Washington Navy - Yard on the 6th of April , and the remainder during the next three days , The orders were sealed , but the movement could not be alto- gether a secret . In ...
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... troops . " Kentucky will furnish no troops , " said Governor Magoffin , " for the wicked purpose of subduing her sister Southern States . " " The militia of Virginia , " wrote Letcher to Secretary Cameron , " will not be furnished to ...
... troops . " Kentucky will furnish no troops , " said Governor Magoffin , " for the wicked purpose of subduing her sister Southern States . " " The militia of Virginia , " wrote Letcher to Secretary Cameron , " will not be furnished to ...
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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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