The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volumes 1-2 |
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... carried their party with them a very different result would have been reached . They might not have prevented the re- bellion , but they would have arrested its headway and dis- comfited its leaders . But the statesmanship of both ...
... carried their party with them a very different result would have been reached . They might not have prevented the re- bellion , but they would have arrested its headway and dis- comfited its leaders . But the statesmanship of both ...
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... carried their dead commander aboard the boat . The death of this gallant young officer produced the pro- foundest sensation throughout the north . It was the first great sacrifice on the altar of freedom , and his remains were es ...
... carried their dead commander aboard the boat . The death of this gallant young officer produced the pro- foundest sensation throughout the north . It was the first great sacrifice on the altar of freedom , and his remains were es ...
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... carried us through the war of 1812 , were wanting , and thoughtful men , in this most trying period of our existence , looked anxiously around for the leading , con trolling mind , which could embrace the full measure of our wants and ...
... carried us through the war of 1812 , were wanting , and thoughtful men , in this most trying period of our existence , looked anxiously around for the leading , con trolling mind , which could embrace the full measure of our wants and ...
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... carried on in a country difficult of access , with- out much previous drill ; the former never . The New England ... carry intrenchments , and storm strong posi tions held by our own flesh and blood . On the top of this disaster came the ...
... carried on in a country difficult of access , with- out much previous drill ; the former never . The New England ... carry intrenchments , and storm strong posi tions held by our own flesh and blood . On the top of this disaster came the ...
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... carried the mind back to the days of barbarism . ----- The news of the death of the gallant Lyon was received with the profoundest grief by the nation . His energy , heroism , purity of character , and lofty patriotism , had endeared ...
... carried the mind back to the days of barbarism . ----- The news of the death of the gallant Lyon was received with the profoundest grief by the nation . His energy , heroism , purity of character , and lofty patriotism , had endeared ...
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