Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 1R. Clarke Company, 1904 |
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... force and stature . He helped organize a debating club , and indulged elsewhere occasionally in at least a burlesque harangue . We may credit the report that under provocation he even wrote satiric " chronicles , " and that one of these ...
... force and stature . He helped organize a debating club , and indulged elsewhere occasionally in at least a burlesque harangue . We may credit the report that under provocation he even wrote satiric " chronicles , " and that one of these ...
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... force . When the Indian scouts were driven in , at dusk , the direction of the chase was suddenly reversed , followed by a panic among Still- man's men , which ended all prospect of a night's rest in camp . They rapidly countermarched ...
... force . When the Indian scouts were driven in , at dusk , the direction of the chase was suddenly reversed , followed by a panic among Still- man's men , which ended all prospect of a night's rest in camp . They rapidly countermarched ...
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... force . - The other incident also rests on the authority of Mr. Speed . One day Lincoln , Baker , Hardin , Speed and others were riding on horseback along the road , two - and - two , some distance from Springfield . In pass- ing a ...
... force . - The other incident also rests on the authority of Mr. Speed . One day Lincoln , Baker , Hardin , Speed and others were riding on horseback along the road , two - and - two , some distance from Springfield . In pass- ing a ...
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... force of regulars ; and in November ( 1845 ) he occupied Corpus Christi , beyond the river Nueces , and near its mouth . Maintaining communica- tions by the Gulf , he was to proceed to the Rio Grande , occupying positions near the coast ...
... force of regulars ; and in November ( 1845 ) he occupied Corpus Christi , beyond the river Nueces , and near its mouth . Maintaining communica- tions by the Gulf , he was to proceed to the Rio Grande , occupying positions near the coast ...
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... force , moving from Vera Cruz ; defeating the enemy at Cerro Gordo in April , and ad- vancing with repeated engagements until , after storm- ing Molino del Rey on the 8th of September , he entered the city of Mexico , where as a ...
... force , moving from Vera Cruz ; defeating the enemy at Cerro Gordo in April , and ad- vancing with repeated engagements until , after storm- ing Molino del Rey on the 8th of September , he entered the city of Mexico , where as a ...
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