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... turned in our favor by even so small an affair as that of Drewry's Bluff . It exploded the fanciful theories of the enemy's invincibility on the water , and went far to assure the safety of the now closely threatened capital of 34 THE ...
... turned in our favor by even so small an affair as that of Drewry's Bluff . It exploded the fanciful theories of the enemy's invincibility on the water , and went far to assure the safety of the now closely threatened capital of 34 THE ...
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... turned , in the North as well as in the South , and its almost marvellous results , with marked unanimity , were ascribed to the zeal , heroism , and genius of its commander alone . JACKSON'S CAMPAIGN IN THE VALLEY . On the change of ...
... turned , in the North as well as in the South , and its almost marvellous results , with marked unanimity , were ascribed to the zeal , heroism , and genius of its commander alone . JACKSON'S CAMPAIGN IN THE VALLEY . On the change of ...
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... turned the fortune of the day at a critical moment . For some two hours the battle raged with great fury . Our infantry , at first but few , advanced with marvellous intrepidity in the face of a withering fire of artillery and musketry ...
... turned the fortune of the day at a critical moment . For some two hours the battle raged with great fury . Our infantry , at first but few , advanced with marvellous intrepidity in the face of a withering fire of artillery and musketry ...
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... turning towards the enemy he waved his hand- " Virginians , charge ! " In a second his horse fell . He was on his feet in an instant . " Men , " he cried , " cease firing - charge , for God's sake , charge ! " The next instant he fell ...
... turning towards the enemy he waved his hand- " Virginians , charge ! " In a second his horse fell . He was on his feet in an instant . " Men , " he cried , " cease firing - charge , for God's sake , charge ! " The next instant he fell ...
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... turned without a word , mounted his horse and rode away . Thenceforth his name was a terror to the enemy . Shortly after the death of his brother , his company consented . to yield him up in order that he might accept the lieutenant ...
... turned without a word , mounted his horse and rode away . Thenceforth his name was a terror to the enemy . Shortly after the death of his brother , his company consented . to yield him up in order that he might accept the lieutenant ...
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Page 177 - That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State, or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free...
Page 177 - States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free, and the executive government of the United States, including the military and naval authority thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons, and will do no act or acts to repress such persons or any of them in any efforts they may make for their actual freedom.
Page 263 - Let us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of the trees...
Page 177 - I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America and Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy thereof, do hereby proclaim and declare that hereafter, as heretofore, the war will be prosecuted for the object of practically restoring the constitutional relation between the United States and each of the States and the people thereof in which States that relation is or may be suspended or disturbed.
Page 346 - ... to the rear. His face, which is always placid and cheerful, did not show signs of the slightest disappointment, care, or annoyance; and he was addressing to every soldier he met a few words of encouragement, such as, "All this will come right in the end; we'll talk it over afterwards; but, in the meantime, all good men must rally. We want all good and true men just now,
Page 90 - I am sorry to find much in vogue amongst you. I hear constantly of taking strong positions and holding them — of lines of retreat, and of bases of supplies.
Page 265 - I have just received your note, informing me that you were wounded. I cannot express my regret at the occurrence. Could I have directed events, I should have chosen, for the good of the country, to have been disabled in your stead. I congratulate you upon the victory which is due to your skill and energy.
Page 177 - ... rebellion against the United States ; and the fact that any State, or the people thereof shall on that day be in good faith represented in the Congress of the United States, by members chosen thereto at elections wherein a majority of the qualified voters of such...
Page 192 - Albuera, or at Waterloo was more undoubted courage displayed by the sons of Erin than during those six frantic dashes which they directed against the almost impregnable position of their foe.
Page 138 - Boonsboro the combined armies of the enemy, advancing under their favorite general to the relief of their beleaguered comrades. On the field of Sharpsburg, with less than one-third his numbers, you resisted from daylight until dark the whole army of the enemy, and repulsed every attack along his entire front of more than four miles in extent. The whole of the following day you stood prepared to renew the conflict on the same ground, and retired next morning without molestation across the Potomac.