The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 1Hurlbut, Scranton, 1864 - United States |
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... mean time , the fertile plains of Kansas had attracted settlers into it , and it was seen that a new state , which lay mostly north of the line which the Missouri compromise prohibited to slavery , would soon ask to be admitted into the ...
... mean time , the fertile plains of Kansas had attracted settlers into it , and it was seen that a new state , which lay mostly north of the line which the Missouri compromise prohibited to slavery , would soon ask to be admitted into the ...
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... mean time , Major Anderson , commander of the forts in the Charleston harbor , having but a handful of men under him , and seeing that fort Moultrie , in which the garrison was quartered could not resist an attack of land forces ...
... mean time , Major Anderson , commander of the forts in the Charleston harbor , having but a handful of men under him , and seeing that fort Moultrie , in which the garrison was quartered could not resist an attack of land forces ...
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... mean time , troops were drilling in the various southern states , and state after state went out of the Union , and ranged itself under the leadership of South Carolina . The Governor of North Carolina , celebrated the incoming year by ...
... mean time , troops were drilling in the various southern states , and state after state went out of the Union , and ranged itself under the leadership of South Carolina . The Governor of North Carolina , celebrated the incoming year by ...
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... mean time , the appointment of Mr. Holt of Kentucky , as Secretary of War , and Mr. Dix of New York , of the Trea- sury , in the places of Thompson and Floyd , arrested the gov- ernment in its downward rush , infused some little life ...
... mean time , the appointment of Mr. Holt of Kentucky , as Secretary of War , and Mr. Dix of New York , of the Trea- sury , in the places of Thompson and Floyd , arrested the gov- ernment in its downward rush , infused some little life ...
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... mean time rumors had been circulated that he would be assassinated on the way , or if he succeeded in reaching the Capital , an organized mob would prevent his inauguration and seize the city . General Scott , in command there , had ...
... mean time rumors had been circulated that he would be assassinated on the way , or if he succeeded in reaching the Capital , an organized mob would prevent his inauguration and seize the city . General Scott , in command there , had ...
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