The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 1Hurlbut, Scranton, 1864 - United States |
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... stand amazed at this strange spec- tacle . No wonder European nations are puzzled as they con- template us from beyond the ocean . They can understand the struggle of a brave people to overthrow a government that robs them of liberty ...
... stand amazed at this strange spec- tacle . No wonder European nations are puzzled as they con- template us from beyond the ocean . They can understand the struggle of a brave people to overthrow a government that robs them of liberty ...
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... Standing Army - Tennessee joins the South - Action of the Govern- ment - Suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus - Mistake in not calling Congress together sooner ... CHAPTER V. MAY - JUNE , 1861 . PAGE Public Expectation - Position of ...
... Standing Army - Tennessee joins the South - Action of the Govern- ment - Suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus - Mistake in not calling Congress together sooner ... CHAPTER V. MAY - JUNE , 1861 . PAGE Public Expectation - Position of ...
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... stands out unique and extraordi- nary , in all the features that compose it . Whether viewed in its colossal proportions - suddenly summoning to the field nearly a million of men — or the purely imaginary evils that produced it , or the ...
... stands out unique and extraordi- nary , in all the features that compose it . Whether viewed in its colossal proportions - suddenly summoning to the field nearly a million of men — or the purely imaginary evils that produced it , or the ...
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... stand arrayed against each other in hostile political parties , if the attitude is main- tained , peaceful dissolution or civil war must follow . It was in view of this possible calamity , that Washington , in his farewell address ...
... stand arrayed against each other in hostile political parties , if the attitude is main- tained , peaceful dissolution or civil war must follow . It was in view of this possible calamity , that Washington , in his farewell address ...
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... stand in its own defense , is strictly another question — the great truth which should be engraven as with the point of a dia- mond on the public heart , is this : whenever the position IS taken , let it be assumed with the full ...
... stand in its own defense , is strictly another question — the great truth which should be engraven as with the point of a dia- mond on the public heart , is this : whenever the position IS taken , let it be assumed with the full ...
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advance army arrived artillery attack BARBOURSVILLE batteries Beauregard Blue Mills brave brigade Bull Run camp cannon CAPE HATTERAS cavalry Centreville CHEAT MOUNTAIN cheers Colonel column command Congress Creek dashed defeat division enemy enemy's fell field fierce fight fire flag flank fled force fort Moultrie fort Pickens fort Sumter Fortress Monroe forward gallant Governor Green Brier gun boats heavy Heintzelman hour hundred immediately Kentucky latter line of battle Lyon McClellan McClernand ment miles Missouri morning mountain moved nation night o'clock officers ordered party patriotism position Potomac President proclamation pushed reached rear rebellion rebels regiment retreat river road Rosecranz secession Secretary of War seemed sent shells shore shot shout side Sigel skirmishers slavery soldiers soon South Carolina southern confederacy stood storm stream Sumter surrender terrible thousand thunder tion took troops Union vessels victory volley Washington Wigfall woods wounded Zouaves