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... Ground between them - McClellan Resolves to Seize it - Arrange- ments for the Battle - Heintzelman's and Kearney's Divisions- Hooker's Brigade - The Battle - McClellan's Arrival on the Field- His Enthusiastic Reception - Takes Personal ...
... Ground between them - McClellan Resolves to Seize it - Arrange- ments for the Battle - Heintzelman's and Kearney's Divisions- Hooker's Brigade - The Battle - McClellan's Arrival on the Field- His Enthusiastic Reception - Takes Personal ...
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... causes that may disturb our Union , it occurs as matter of serious concern , that any ground shall have been furnished for characterizing parties by geographical discrimi- DANGER OF SECTIONAL PARTIES . 33 nations , Northern and.
... causes that may disturb our Union , it occurs as matter of serious concern , that any ground shall have been furnished for characterizing parties by geographical discrimi- DANGER OF SECTIONAL PARTIES . 33 nations , Northern and.
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... ground that they were grievously oppressed , and had exhausted every peaceable means to obtain redress , as we did previous to our revolt against the mother country , even , as we asserted " prostrating ourselves at the foot of the ...
... ground that they were grievously oppressed , and had exhausted every peaceable means to obtain redress , as we did previous to our revolt against the mother country , even , as we asserted " prostrating ourselves at the foot of the ...
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... ground , and throwing wet handkerchiefs and cloths over their mouths and eyes , lay and gasped for breath . The last biscuit had been eaten the day before - the walls were crumbling around them - the main gate had been burned down ...
... ground , and throwing wet handkerchiefs and cloths over their mouths and eyes , lay and gasped for breath . The last biscuit had been eaten the day before - the walls were crumbling around them - the main gate had been burned down ...
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... she was certainly to consti- tute the chief battle ground , and must be ruined in the con- It is probable , that proud from her traditions , and test . EMBARRASSMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT . 67 overestimating her importance in.
... she was certainly to consti- tute the chief battle ground , and must be ruined in the con- It is probable , that proud from her traditions , and test . EMBARRASSMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT . 67 overestimating her importance in.
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