The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 1Hurlbut, Scranton, 1864 - United States |
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... Carrying on the War - Danger of these Con- flicting Views - Firmness and Integrity of the President . ......... 224 CHAPTER XVII . JANUARY , 1862 . Opening of the New Year around Washington - Fight at Pensacola— Bombardment of Fort ...
... Carrying on the War - Danger of these Con- flicting Views - Firmness and Integrity of the President . ......... 224 CHAPTER XVII . JANUARY , 1862 . Opening of the New Year around Washington - Fight at Pensacola— Bombardment of Fort ...
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... carry enough north- ern ones to secure the election . The nomination of Douglas , they knew , and all knew , would be equivalent to his election . They were satisfied also , that under his administration they would suffer no invasion of ...
... carry enough north- ern ones to secure the election . The nomination of Douglas , they knew , and all knew , would be equivalent to his election . They were satisfied also , that under his administration they would suffer no invasion of ...
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... carry it on . The former , as Secretary of War , had , as far as lay in his power , so arranged the commands of the different forts , and distributed the army , and accumulated arms at the south , as to cripple the incoming ...
... carry it on . The former , as Secretary of War , had , as far as lay in his power , so arranged the commands of the different forts , and distributed the army , and accumulated arms at the south , as to cripple the incoming ...
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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 out their political schemes - the latter were traitors in heart , conspirators while professing loyalty , and open rebels at last . This statement of course refers to the leaders . The major ity of the southern people , were ...
... carried out their political schemes - the latter were traitors in heart , conspirators while professing loyalty , and open rebels at last . This statement of course refers to the leaders . The major ity of the southern people , were ...
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