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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... companies ; " that these companies should have the power to correct and punish all slaves , free negroes , mulattoes , and mestizoes , as they may deem proper ; that they should give special passes ; that every person should be ...
... companies ; " that these companies should have the power to correct and punish all slaves , free negroes , mulattoes , and mestizoes , as they may deem proper ; that they should give special passes ; that every person should be ...
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... companies be sent to Fort Sumter and Castle Pinckney ; half a company , under a judicious commander , suflicing , I think , for the latter work . I feel the full responsibility of making the above suggestions , because I firmly believe ...
... companies be sent to Fort Sumter and Castle Pinckney ; half a company , under a judicious commander , suflicing , I think , for the latter work . I feel the full responsibility of making the above suggestions , because I firmly believe ...
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... companies wanting to purchase arms , but the States have not a sufficient supply . " There were vigilant men who thought they discovered a treacherous cat under this heap of innocent meal ; and , on the 23d of February , when the bill ...
... companies wanting to purchase arms , but the States have not a sufficient supply . " There were vigilant men who thought they discovered a treacherous cat under this heap of innocent meal ; and , on the 23d of February , when the bill ...
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... companies attached to orders for meetings , day after day , such as the " Washington Light Artillery , " the " Palmetto Guard , " the " Carolina Light Infantry , " the " Moultrie Guards , ” WASHINGTON LIGHT INFANTRY . METTO GUA PALMETTO ...
... companies attached to orders for meetings , day after day , such as the " Washington Light Artillery , " the " Palmetto Guard , " the " Carolina Light Infantry , " the " Moultrie Guards , ” WASHINGTON LIGHT INFANTRY . METTO GUA PALMETTO ...
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... companies , to sustain , if need be , the Union - to protect the Federal property , and aid in enforcing the Federal laws . " It was felt that the time for public meetings , for political speeches , and for moral suasion , had passed ...
... companies , to sustain , if need be , the Union - to protect the Federal property , and aid in enforcing the Federal laws . " It was felt that the time for public meetings , for political speeches , and for moral suasion , had passed ...
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