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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... length arrayed against each other in two great political parties on the question of slavery . The northern party triumphed , and though no illegal act was charged against it , and no pretense offered that it had not succeeded in a ...
... length arrayed against each other in two great political parties on the question of slavery . The northern party triumphed , and though no illegal act was charged against it , and no pretense offered that it had not succeeded in a ...
Page 46
... length , a commit- tee of forty members of Congress , with Corwin of Ohio at its head , was appointed to report some basis of settlement . But a spirit of acrimony and hostility governed the majority of both parties , and it was soon ...
... length , a commit- tee of forty members of Congress , with Corwin of Ohio at its head , was appointed to report some basis of settlement . But a spirit of acrimony and hostility governed the majority of both parties , and it was soon ...
Page 49
... length and breadth and depth and height of the gigantic rebellion , who would treat it as a terrible reality . i In the mean time rumors had been circulated that he would be assassinated on the way , or if he succeeded in reaching the ...
... length and breadth and depth and height of the gigantic rebellion , who would treat it as a terrible reality . i In the mean time rumors had been circulated that he would be assassinated on the way , or if he succeeded in reaching the ...
Page 54
... length the work of preparation was completed - the bomb - proof batteries at fort Moultrie and on Sullivan's Island ready , and the floating battery in its place , with their grim columbiads pointing on . the devoted garrison - and with ...
... length the work of preparation was completed - the bomb - proof batteries at fort Moultrie and on Sullivan's Island ready , and the floating battery in its place , with their grim columbiads pointing on . the devoted garrison - and with ...
Page 58
... that was raging in every part of the inclosure . This went on hour after hour , the men compelled to work with wet cloths over their mouths . At length the WIGFALL'S WHITE FLAG , 59 fire approached the men's quarters.
... that was raging in every part of the inclosure . This went on hour after hour , the men compelled to work with wet cloths over their mouths . At length the WIGFALL'S WHITE FLAG , 59 fire approached the men's quarters.
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