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Page 25
And , besides , the Pigeon Creek community had another visitation this autumn
from its old enemy , milk sickness . Finally , allured by favorable reports from his
friend , John Hanks , who had gone to the Sangamon River country , in Illinois ...
And , besides , the Pigeon Creek community had another visitation this autumn
from its old enemy , milk sickness . Finally , allured by favorable reports from his
friend , John Hanks , who had gone to the Sangamon River country , in Illinois ...
Page 31
... northwardly to Oquawka , about eighty miles distant on the Mississippi , and
thence into the Rock River valley , they advanced to Prophetstown , which was
burnt , and continued as far as Dixon ' s Ferry without overtaking the flying enemy
.
... northwardly to Oquawka , about eighty miles distant on the Mississippi , and
thence into the Rock River valley , they advanced to Prophetstown , which was
burnt , and continued as far as Dixon ' s Ferry without overtaking the flying enemy
.
Page 42
... and with such success that the latter had the chagrin of seeing his own State
lost to his favorite and carried by his recusant enemy . The Whigs had no regular
nominee — in Massachusetts voting for Daniel Webster , and in other Whig
States ...
... and with such success that the latter had the chagrin of seeing his own State
lost to his favorite and carried by his recusant enemy . The Whigs had no regular
nominee — in Massachusetts voting for Daniel Webster , and in other Whig
States ...
Page 84
In the preceding February General Taylor had won a brilliant victory at Buena
Vista . General Scott had taken the field with a separate force , moving from Vera
Cruz ; defeating the enemy at Cerro Gordo in April , and advancing with repeated
...
In the preceding February General Taylor had won a brilliant victory at Buena
Vista . General Scott had taken the field with a separate force , moving from Vera
Cruz ; defeating the enemy at Cerro Gordo in April , and advancing with repeated
...
Page 88
First , it is to be done by a more vigorous prosecution of the war in the vital part of
the enemy ' s country ; and , after apparently talking himself tired on this point ,
the President drops down into a half despairing tone , and tells us , that “ with a ...
First , it is to be done by a more vigorous prosecution of the war in the vital part of
the enemy ' s country ; and , after apparently talking himself tired on this point ,
the President drops down into a half despairing tone , and tells us , that “ with a ...
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| Title | Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 1 Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Joseph Hartwell Barrett |
| Author | Joseph Hartwell Barrett |
| Publisher | Robert Clarke Company, 1904 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 19 Sep 2008 |
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