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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... thousand Ameri- JOHN C. CALHOUN , can sailors into her navy . The people of the United States became very angry , but were divided in opinion , some desiring to go to war with both England and France , others with England only . On June ...
... thousand Ameri- JOHN C. CALHOUN , can sailors into her navy . The people of the United States became very angry , but were divided in opinion , some desiring to go to war with both England and France , others with England only . On June ...
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... thousand , worth ten million dollars . Mr. Memminger , and others of South Carolina , formed an association to bring about the dissolution of the Union . It was called the " 1860 Asso- ciation , " which sent out one hundred and sixty ...
... thousand , worth ten million dollars . Mr. Memminger , and others of South Carolina , formed an association to bring about the dissolution of the Union . It was called the " 1860 Asso- ciation , " which sent out one hundred and sixty ...
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... thousand free men were made liable to be sold by these inhuman laws . Slavery could not tolerate freedom in any form . There must be no free negroes to make the slaves discontented . Free speech must not be permitted . White men must ...
... thousand free men were made liable to be sold by these inhuman laws . Slavery could not tolerate freedom in any form . There must be no free negroes to make the slaves discontented . Free speech must not be permitted . White men must ...
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... thousand men and rode into San Antonio at two o'clock on the morning of February 10th , yelling , firing their guns , and taking possession of the town . General Twiggs pro- fessed to be surprised , and surrendered the troops , all the ...
... thousand men and rode into San Antonio at two o'clock on the morning of February 10th , yelling , firing their guns , and taking possession of the town . General Twiggs pro- fessed to be surprised , and surrendered the troops , all the ...
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... thousand troops in all- had been placing cannon and mortars in position . A floating iron - clad battery had been constructed , which was towed by a steam - tug into a chosen position and anchored where it would rain its shot and shell ...
... thousand troops in all- had been placing cannon and mortars in position . A floating iron - clad battery had been constructed , which was towed by a steam - tug into a chosen position and anchored where it would rain its shot and shell ...
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