Life of Abraham Lincoln, Presenting His Early History, Political Career, and Speeches in and Out of Congress: Also a General View of His Policy as President of the United States; with His Messages, Proclamations, Letters, Etc., and a Concise History of the WarMoore, Wilstach & Baldwin, 1865 - 510 pages |
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... , in which the enemy was defeated , with considerable loss , and on the side of the volunteers , two killed and one wounded . The Winnebagoes and Pottawatomies now showed a deci- dedly hostile 42 . LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
... , in which the enemy was defeated , with considerable loss , and on the side of the volunteers , two killed and one wounded . The Winnebagoes and Pottawatomies now showed a deci- dedly hostile 42 . LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
Page 43
... loss . Within the fort , one man was killed and another wounded . Straggling parties of Indians , at various points , made attacks upon the whites , producing constant alarm and excitement through that part of the country . The new ...
... loss . Within the fort , one man was killed and another wounded . Straggling parties of Indians , at various points , made attacks upon the whites , producing constant alarm and excitement through that part of the country . The new ...
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... loss of blood , I can truly say I was often very hungry . " Mr. Speaker , if I should ever conclude to doff whatever our Democratic friends may suppose there is of black - cockade Federalism about me , and , thereupon , they should take ...
... loss of blood , I can truly say I was often very hungry . " Mr. Speaker , if I should ever conclude to doff whatever our Democratic friends may suppose there is of black - cockade Federalism about me , and , thereupon , they should take ...
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... loss of the last possibility of any reconcilia- tion with the Southern Democracy . While this answer , most unwillingly given , perhaps , yet announced with apparent alac- rity , contributed something toward effecting his immediate ...
... loss of the last possibility of any reconcilia- tion with the Southern Democracy . While this answer , most unwillingly given , perhaps , yet announced with apparent alac- rity , contributed something toward effecting his immediate ...
Page 209
... loss on both sides , and no gain on either , you cease fight- ing , the identical questions as to terms of intercourse are again upon you . This country , with its institutions , belongs to the people who inhabit it . Whenever they ...
... loss on both sides , and no gain on either , you cease fight- ing , the identical questions as to terms of intercourse are again upon you . This country , with its institutions , belongs to the people who inhabit it . Whenever they ...
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