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 HistoryThis book recounts the Civil War as a battle between "two nations of opposite civilizations" and that slavery enriched the South. |
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... measures . Comparisons of Southern representation in Congress at the date of the Constitution and in the year 1860. - Sectional domination of the North . - A pro- tective Tariff . " The Bill of abominations . " - Senator Benton on the ...
... measures . Comparisons of Southern representation in Congress at the date of the Constitution and in the year 1860. - Sectional domination of the North . - A pro- tective Tariff . " The Bill of abominations . " - Senator Benton on the ...
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... Measures looking to pacification . - Three avenues through which it was expected . - Early prospects of pacification in Congress . - The Republi- can " ultimatum . " - " The Crittenden compromise . " - Measures of compromise and peace ...
... Measures looking to pacification . - Three avenues through which it was expected . - Early prospects of pacification in Congress . - The Republi- can " ultimatum . " - " The Crittenden compromise . " - Measures of compromise and peace ...
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... measures of War . - An era of despotism.— Violent acts of Congress . - The seed of Abolition . - Suspension of the habeas corpus . - Curious apology for it . - Military arrests . - A " Confidential " document from McClellan . - Curious ...
... measures of War . - An era of despotism.— Violent acts of Congress . - The seed of Abolition . - Suspension of the habeas corpus . - Curious apology for it . - Military arrests . - A " Confidential " document from McClellan . - Curious ...
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... measures of Lincoln's administration . - His early declaration of non - interference with sla- very . Mr. Seward in ... measures of Fremont and Hunter . - First act of Anti - slavery legisla- tion at Washington . - Lovejoy's resolution ...
... measures of Lincoln's administration . - His early declaration of non - interference with sla- very . Mr. Seward in ... measures of Fremont and Hunter . - First act of Anti - slavery legisla- tion at Washington . - Lovejoy's resolution ...
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... measures of violence in the war . - McClellan's ideas of the conduct of the war . - His " Harri- son - Bar Letter . " - Divisions of sentiment in the North as to the character and measures of the war . - Position of the Democratic party ...
... measures of violence in the war . - McClellan's ideas of the conduct of the war . - His " Harri- son - Bar Letter . " - Divisions of sentiment in the North as to the character and measures of the war . - Position of the Democratic party ...
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