The Lost Cause: A New Southern History of the War of the Confederates. Comprising a Full and Authentic Account of the Rise and Progress of the Late Southern Confederacy--the Campaigns, Battles, Incidents, and Adventures of the Most Gigantic Struggle of the World's History. Drawn from Official Sources, and Approved by the Most Distinguished Confederate Leaders |
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... four years of conflict .-- Capture of Fort Fisher . - Fall of Wilmington . - The enemy's views of the importance of Wilmington . - How it was to be used as another base of opera- tions towards Richmond . - Its capture auxiliary to ...
... four years of conflict .-- Capture of Fort Fisher . - Fall of Wilmington . - The enemy's views of the importance of Wilmington . - How it was to be used as another base of opera- tions towards Richmond . - Its capture auxiliary to ...
Page 50
... four New England Governments , as none but their people have the least chance of getting into office . Would it not be better , therefore , to have the warrants , which the Commander - in - Chief is authorized to give pro tempore ...
... four New England Governments , as none but their people have the least chance of getting into office . Would it not be better , therefore , to have the warrants , which the Commander - in - Chief is authorized to give pro tempore ...
Page 59
... four members in a house of two hundred and thirty - three . The representative power in the North had become enormously in excess , and whenever it chose to act unani- mously , was capable of any amount of oppression upon the rival ...
... four members in a house of two hundred and thirty - three . The representative power in the North had become enormously in excess , and whenever it chose to act unani- mously , was capable of any amount of oppression upon the rival ...
Page 60
... four years before had imposed a debt upon the United States of one hundred and thirty millions of dollars . It was proposed to introduce into this tariff the incidental feature of " protec- tion ; " and it was argued that certain home ...
... four years before had imposed a debt upon the United States of one hundred and thirty millions of dollars . It was proposed to introduce into this tariff the incidental feature of " protec- tion ; " and it was argued that certain home ...
Page 85
... four separate occasions by the State of Massachusetts . She had threatened to secede from the Union , with reference to the adjustment of the State debts ; again , on account of the Louisiana Purchase ; thirdly , because of the war of ...
... four separate occasions by the State of Massachusetts . She had threatened to secede from the Union , with reference to the adjustment of the State debts ; again , on account of the Louisiana Purchase ; thirdly , because of the war of ...
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A. P. Hill advance arms army arrest artillery assault attack bank batteries battle Beauregard Bragg brigade campaign captured Carolina cavalry Charleston column command commenced Confederacy Confederate forces Congress Constitution contest corps crossed D. H. Hill declared defence division early enemy enemy's evacuation Federal field fire flank fleet Fort Sumter Fort Wagner Fredericksburg front garrison Government Grant gunboats guns held Hill hundred infantry Jackson James River Johnston Kentucky Lee's Lincoln Longstreet loss Manassas McClellan ment miles military Mississippi Missouri moved movement night North Northern occupied officers operations Orleans party pieces of artillery political position Potomac President Davis prisoners railroad rear regiments reinforcements retreat Richmond river road Shenandoah Valley Sherman side slavery soldiers South South Carolina Southern success Sumter superiour surrender Tennessee thousand tion troops Union United Valley vessels Vicksburg victory Virginia Washington wounded