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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Benson Lossing. CONTENTS . 9 Island - Patriotic Resolutions in the New York Legislature , 204. - The Secession of the City of New York proposed by its Mayor , 203. - Alarm in Commercial Circles - Meetings in New York , 206. - Democratic ...
Benson Lossing. CONTENTS . 9 Island - Patriotic Resolutions in the New York Legislature , 204. - The Secession of the City of New York proposed by its Mayor , 203. - Alarm in Commercial Circles - Meetings in New York , 206. - Democratic ...
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... York City , 854. - Great War Meeting at Union Square , New York , 355. — Speeches of Representative Democrats elsewhere , 357. - Impressions of an Intelligent Englishman among the Citizens of New York . 853 - Resolutions of the Great ...
... York City , 854. - Great War Meeting at Union Square , New York , 355. — Speeches of Representative Democrats elsewhere , 357. - Impressions of an Intelligent Englishman among the Citizens of New York . 853 - Resolutions of the Great ...
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... York aroused , 423 - The Union Defense Committee and its Work , 429 .-- Active and Patriotic Labors of General Wool , 430. - The Government and General Wool - IIIs Services applauded , 481 . CHAPTER XVIII . THE CAPITAL SECURED ...
... York aroused , 423 - The Union Defense Committee and its Work , 429 .-- Active and Patriotic Labors of General Wool , 430. - The Government and General Wool - IIIs Services applauded , 481 . CHAPTER XVIII . THE CAPITAL SECURED ...
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... YORK , IN MAY , 1861 207. UNION SQUARE , NEW YORK , ON THE 20TH OF APRIL , 1861 203. INITIAL LETTER 209. FORT JEFFERSON IN 1861 210. FORT TAYLOR IN 1861 • 352 263. GOVERNMENT BAKERIES AT THE CAPITOL 355 266 , CAMP DENNISON 361 267 ...
... YORK , IN MAY , 1861 207. UNION SQUARE , NEW YORK , ON THE 20TH OF APRIL , 1861 203. INITIAL LETTER 209. FORT JEFFERSON IN 1861 210. FORT TAYLOR IN 1861 • 352 263. GOVERNMENT BAKERIES AT THE CAPITOL 355 266 , CAMP DENNISON 361 267 ...
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... York beg- ging for admission to seats . ' They were finally treated with courteous contempt , by being simply admitted to the floor of the Conven- tion as tolerated " commis- sioners , " and were regarded by some as spies . In this ...
... York beg- ging for admission to seats . ' They were finally treated with courteous contempt , by being simply admitted to the floor of the Conven- tion as tolerated " commis- sioners , " and were regarded by some as spies . In this ...
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