The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 1National Tribune, 1898 - UNITED STATES--HISTORY--CIVIL WAR, 1861-1865 |
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Page 42
... shout of approval went up , show- ing the readiness of the people to sustain the government in defending its rights . John B. Floyd immediately resigned his position as Secretary of War , on the ground that the Pres- ident had broken ...
... shout of approval went up , show- ing the readiness of the people to sustain the government in defending its rights . John B. Floyd immediately resigned his position as Secretary of War , on the ground that the Pres- ident had broken ...
Page 64
... shout of approval , that showed that the Union was not to be destroyed without a struggle that should drench the land in blood Enthusiastic meetings were held in every part of the north - the calls of the respective gov ernors for ...
... shout of approval , that showed that the Union was not to be destroyed without a struggle that should drench the land in blood Enthusiastic meetings were held in every part of the north - the calls of the respective gov ernors for ...
Page 65
... shouting crowds ; and the general feeling was like that which accompanies a triumphal march . Civil war was an evil we had never contemplated - besides , we had been taught so long to regard it as a political bugbear , a mere party ...
... shouting crowds ; and the general feeling was like that which accompanies a triumphal march . Civil war was an evil we had never contemplated - besides , we had been taught so long to regard it as a political bugbear , a mere party ...
Page 73
... shouts and yells , mingled with threats , arose on every side , followed by stones , brick - bats , and other missiles , which rained in a perfect shower on the cars , smashing the windows and wounding the soldiers within . The latter ...
... shouts and yells , mingled with threats , arose on every side , followed by stones , brick - bats , and other missiles , which rained in a perfect shower on the cars , smashing the windows and wounding the soldiers within . The latter ...
Page 75
... shouts and words of greeting , and waving of handkerchiefs , and flaunting of streamers , made their march one great ova- tion . To a spectator , these hostile forces appeared as if they were gathering to some grand and peaceful review ...
... shouts and words of greeting , and waving of handkerchiefs , and flaunting of streamers , made their march one great ova- tion . To a spectator , these hostile forces appeared as if they were gathering to some grand and peaceful review ...
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