Abraham LincolnHoughton, Mifflin and Company, 1893 - Presidents |
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... Unionists . Abolition of slavery never displaced Union as a purpose of the war ; but the two became mingled , in a duality which could not afterward be resolved into its component parts so that one could be taken and the 2 ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
... Unionists . Abolition of slavery never displaced Union as a purpose of the war ; but the two became mingled , in a duality which could not afterward be resolved into its component parts so that one could be taken and the 2 ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
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... purpose of the President , and caused the development of his famous " border - state policy , " for which he de- served the highest praise and received unlimited abuse . The very fact that these men needed , for their comfort ...
... purpose of the President , and caused the development of his famous " border - state policy , " for which he de- served the highest praise and received unlimited abuse . The very fact that these men needed , for their comfort ...
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... purpose of conquest or subjuga- tion , nor with any purpose of overthrowing or in- terfering with the rights or established institutions of those [ the revolted ] States ; but to defend and maintain the supremacy of the Constitution ...
... purpose of conquest or subjuga- tion , nor with any purpose of overthrowing or in- terfering with the rights or established institutions of those [ the revolted ] States ; but to defend and maintain the supremacy of the Constitution ...
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... purpose . Thus he indicated with sufficient clearness the three cardinal points of his own theory for eman- cipation : voluntary action of the individual slave States by the exercise of their own sovereign power ; compensation of owners ...
... purpose . Thus he indicated with sufficient clearness the three cardinal points of his own theory for eman- cipation : voluntary action of the individual slave States by the exercise of their own sovereign power ; compensation of owners ...
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... purpose of making the recovery of a slave from within the Union lines practically little better than impossible . The shape which the measure ultimately took was the enact- ment of an additional article of war , whereby all officers in ...
... purpose of making the recovery of a slave from within the Union lines practically little better than impossible . The shape which the measure ultimately took was the enact- ment of an additional article of war , whereby all officers in ...
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abolition Abolitionists administration afterward amid Andrew Johnson anti-slavery April battle better Cabinet campaign cause Chase close coln command compensated emancipation Comte de Paris condition Confederacy Confederate Congress Constitution Copperheads Davis declared Democrats dent election emancipation enemy fact Federal feeling fight force Fredericksburg Fremont friends Governor Grant Greeley Halleck Harper's Ferry Hooker hostility House issue Jackson James River Jefferson Davis judgment July Lee's army less Lincoln loyal March matter McClellan McDowell McDowell's Meade measure ment military move negroes never North Northern once opinion party passed peace persons political position Potomac President President's proclamation purpose question rebel rebellion Republican Richmond River Rosecrans save the Union scheme Secretary seemed Senate sent Seward Shenandoah Valley Sherman slavery slaves soldiers soon South Southern success Thaddeus Stevens tion took troops Union army United Vallandigham victory Virginia votes war Democrats Washington