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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Page 35
... held by New Hampshire , who on the 15th of June , 1776 , voted that the Thirteen United Colonies ought to be declared " a free and independent State . " At this time the only common agent of the States was a Congress which really had no ...
... held by New Hampshire , who on the 15th of June , 1776 , voted that the Thirteen United Colonies ought to be declared " a free and independent State . " At this time the only common agent of the States was a Congress which really had no ...
Page 55
... held the front rank of the States . Patrick Henry designated her as " the most mighty State in the Union . " " Does not Virginia , " exclaimed this orator , " surpass every State in the Union in the number of inhabitants , extent of ...
... held the front rank of the States . Patrick Henry designated her as " the most mighty State in the Union . " " Does not Virginia , " exclaimed this orator , " surpass every State in the Union in the number of inhabitants , extent of ...
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... held out as a bribe for votes in the Convention . She was bitterly disappointed . In the Virginia Convention of 1822 , Mr. Wat- kins Leigh declared : " Every commercial operation of the Federal Government , since I attained manhood ...
... held out as a bribe for votes in the Convention . She was bitterly disappointed . In the Virginia Convention of 1822 , Mr. Wat- kins Leigh declared : " Every commercial operation of the Federal Government , since I attained manhood ...
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... held the reins of government during the greater portion of the time the tariffs alleged to be so injurious to her interests existed . And here we touch a remarkable fact in Ameri- can politics . It is true that a large portion of the ...
... held the reins of government during the greater portion of the time the tariffs alleged to be so injurious to her interests existed . And here we touch a remarkable fact in Ameri- can politics . It is true that a large portion of the ...
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... held that the Missouri Compromise act , " being inconsistent with the principles of non - intervention by Congress with slavery in the States and Territories as recognized by the legislation of 1850 , commonly called the Compromise ...
... held that the Missouri Compromise act , " being inconsistent with the principles of non - intervention by Congress with slavery in the States and Territories as recognized by the legislation of 1850 , commonly called the Compromise ...
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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