The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volumes 1-2 |
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... stood uncommitted to either section of the country , the states , north and south , in their sovereign capacity , legislated against each other , and intensified the bitter hatred , the end of which every patriotic statesman trembled to ...
... stood uncommitted to either section of the country , the states , north and south , in their sovereign capacity , legislated against each other , and intensified the bitter hatred , the end of which every patriotic statesman trembled to ...
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... stood on the brink of the yawning abyss , whose mysterious depths , not- withstanding their vaunted confidence , they feared to try . The people , especially , started back from so hazardous an experiment . In this crisis , the southern ...
... stood on the brink of the yawning abyss , whose mysterious depths , not- withstanding their vaunted confidence , they feared to try . The people , especially , started back from so hazardous an experiment . In this crisis , the southern ...
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... stood between the country and ruin , and was well qualified for the duties of that position . The President , in his trying situation , needed the sympathy of all parties , and should have disregarded the clamor that sought only party ...
... stood between the country and ruin , and was well qualified for the duties of that position . The President , in his trying situation , needed the sympathy of all parties , and should have disregarded the clamor that sought only party ...
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... stood under arms within the battered fort , were told off as gunners , to fire the one hundred guns as a salute to the flag . At the fiftieth discharge a premature explosion killed one man , and wounded three more - one seriously . When ...
... stood under arms within the battered fort , were told off as gunners , to fire the one hundred guns as a salute to the flag . At the fiftieth discharge a premature explosion killed one man , and wounded three more - one seriously . When ...
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... stood high in the public estimation , hesitated long before he cast his lot in with the rebels . As he sat on his piazza at Arlington House , and gazed off on the Capital , he shed bitter tears while he revolved the painful question in ...
... stood high in the public estimation , hesitated long before he cast his lot in with the rebels . As he sat on his piazza at Arlington House , and gazed off on the Capital , he shed bitter tears while he revolved the painful question in ...
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