Drum-beat of the Nation: The First Period of the War of the Rebellion from Its Outbreak to the Close of 1862 |
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... Washington , who had followed King Charles in all his misfortunes ; but when the King lost his head , when the outlook for the future , as Sir John saw it , was only dark and gloomy , he sold his old home in England , bade farewell to ...
... Washington , who had followed King Charles in all his misfortunes ; but when the King lost his head , when the outlook for the future , as Sir John saw it , was only dark and gloomy , he sold his old home in England , bade farewell to ...
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... Washington , on their way to the southern market . The people of the Northern States said that it was wicked , a shame and disgrace ; that slavery was an institution of the States , and not of the nation . They petitioned Congress to ...
... Washington , on their way to the southern market . The people of the Northern States said that it was wicked , a shame and disgrace ; that slavery was an institution of the States , and not of the nation . They petitioned Congress to ...
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... Washington . For want of other books he read the Dictionary , carefully studying the words to comprehend their meaning . He used to sit before the wide fireplace in the evenings with a wooden shovel before him , and work out problems in ...
... Washington . For want of other books he read the Dictionary , carefully studying the words to comprehend their meaning . He used to sit before the wide fireplace in the evenings with a wooden shovel before him , and work out problems in ...
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... Washington and addressed the legislature . " Withdraw your sons , " he said , " from the army and navy and every department of the Government . Buy arms and throw the bloody spear into the den of the assassins and incendiaries , and let ...
... Washington and addressed the legislature . " Withdraw your sons , " he said , " from the army and navy and every department of the Government . Buy arms and throw the bloody spear into the den of the assassins and incendiaries , and let ...
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... Washington , and it was his arrival , and the reflection that in two or three days the transaction would be known , that gave Floyd some- thing else to think of . There were still a few men in Charleston who were true to the old flag ...
... Washington , and it was his arrival , and the reflection that in two or three days the transaction would be known , that gave Floyd some- thing else to think of . There were still a few men in Charleston who were true to the old flag ...
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