Pictorial History of the Civil War in the United States of AmericaSupreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes claimed that historian Benson J. Lossing did more than any other man to make history interesting and popular. Lossing wrote his comprehensive three-volume history of the Civil War at a time when the facts were still fresh. Originally published in 1866, Volume One covers the period from the political conventions held in the spring of 1860 to midsummer 1861 and the Battle of Bull Run. Lossing accompanies his narratives of marches, battles, and sieges with maps and plans, includes biographical sketches of the prominent people from both sides of the conflict, and illustrates his history with hundreds of drawings and engravings by the author and others. |
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... Southern Heart " —John C. Calhoun , 41. – Virginia Politicians , 42. - Con- spirators in Buchanan's Cabinet , 43. - Rebellious Movements in South Carolina , 46. - Resignation of National Oficers , 48 - Rejoicings in Charleston and ...
... Southern Heart " —John C. Calhoun , 41. – Virginia Politicians , 42. - Con- spirators in Buchanan's Cabinet , 43. - Rebellious Movements in South Carolina , 46. - Resignation of National Oficers , 48 - Rejoicings in Charleston and ...
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... SoUTHERN FLAG 146. REUNITED FLAG 186 147. STATE HOUSE AT MONTGOMERY 188 148. PORTRAIT OF JEFFERSON DAVIS 189149. THE CONSPIRATORS ' FLAG 140 150. THE " WHITE HOUSE " AT MONTGOMERY 145 151. PORTRAIT OF JOHN H. REAGAN 147 152 , TAIL ...
... SoUTHERN FLAG 146. REUNITED FLAG 186 147. STATE HOUSE AT MONTGOMERY 188 148. PORTRAIT OF JEFFERSON DAVIS 189149. THE CONSPIRATORS ' FLAG 140 150. THE " WHITE HOUSE " AT MONTGOMERY 145 151. PORTRAIT OF JOHN H. REAGAN 147 152 , TAIL ...
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... Southern historian of the war says , had become " demoralized " on r the Slavery question , " and were " unreliable and rot- ten , " because they held independent views on that great topic of national discussion . The paralysis or ...
... Southern historian of the war says , had become " demoralized " on r the Slavery question , " and were " unreliable and rot- ten , " because they held independent views on that great topic of national discussion . The paralysis or ...
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... Southern delegates , who were satisfied with the Cincinnati platform , remained in the Conven- tion , and , as their respective States were called , some of them made brief speeches . One of these was Mr. Flournoy , of Arkansas , the ...
... Southern delegates , who were satisfied with the Cincinnati platform , remained in the Conven- tion , and , as their respective States were called , some of them made brief speeches . One of these was Mr. Flournoy , of Arkansas , the ...
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... Southern man , unless it became necessary to keep up their numbers ; and then , not till he was thoroughly known by them , and known to be thoroughly corrupt . They , like a certain school of ancient philosophers , had two sets of ...
... Southern man , unless it became necessary to keep up their numbers ; and then , not till he was thoroughly known by them , and known to be thoroughly corrupt . They , like a certain school of ancient philosophers , had two sets of ...
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