The War with the South: A History of the Late Rebellion, Volume 1Virture & Yorston., 1862 - United States |
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... took place , and Abraham Lincoln , as was foreseen , was elected President of the United States . His principles and character will be best illustrated by a cursory history of his life and political career . On No- his father , who ...
... took place , and Abraham Lincoln , as was foreseen , was elected President of the United States . His principles and character will be best illustrated by a cursory history of his life and political career . On No- his father , who ...
Page 13
... took to the rude labor with instinctive readiness . " An axe was at once placed in his hands , and from that time until he attained his twenty - third year , when not employed in labor on the farm , he was almost constantly wielding ...
... took to the rude labor with instinctive readiness . " An axe was at once placed in his hands , and from that time until he attained his twenty - third year , when not employed in labor on the farm , he was almost constantly wielding ...
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... took a prominent lead in poli- tics . His sympathies were with the Whigs , and having been chosen a candi- 15 date for Presidential elector in 1844 , he canvassed the whole State of Illinois and a portion of Indiana in favor of Henry ...
... took a prominent lead in poli- tics . His sympathies were with the Whigs , and having been chosen a candi- 15 date for Presidential elector in 1844 , he canvassed the whole State of Illinois and a portion of Indiana in favor of Henry ...
Page 63
... took pos- session , with two hundred men , of Castle Pinckney , which was found without a man to defend it , but with its entrances barricaded , its guns spiked , its ammu- nition gone , and its flagstaff prostrate . Lieutenant ...
... took pos- session , with two hundred men , of Castle Pinckney , which was found without a man to defend it , but with its entrances barricaded , its guns spiked , its ammu- nition gone , and its flagstaff prostrate . Lieutenant ...
Page 77
... took from the members of the we saw you , and we called upon you House of Representatives a written then to redeem written then to redeem your pledge . You could memorandum that no such attempt not deny it . With the facts we have ...
... took from the members of the we saw you , and we called upon you House of Representatives a written then to redeem written then to redeem your pledge . You could memorandum that no such attempt not deny it . With the facts we have ...
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