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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... morning of the second day of the session , Caleb Cushing , of Massachusetts , was chosen permanent President of the Convention , and a vice - president and secretary for each State were appointed . The choice of President was very ...
... morning of the second day of the session , Caleb Cushing , of Massachusetts , was chosen permanent President of the Convention , and a vice - president and secretary for each State were appointed . The choice of President was very ...
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... morning these were submitted to the Convention : the majority report by William W. Avery , of North Carolina ; the minority report , drawn by H. B. Payne , of Ohio , and a resolution for the affirmance of the Cincinnati platform without ...
... morning these were submitted to the Convention : the majority report by William W. Avery , of North Carolina ; the minority report , drawn by H. B. Payne , of Ohio , and a resolution for the affirmance of the Cincinnati platform without ...
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... morning , the sub- ject of contesting delegations was re- ferred to the committee on credentials . They could not agree ; and on the fourth day of the session " two reports were submitted , the majority report recommending the admission ...
... morning , the sub- ject of contesting delegations was re- ferred to the committee on credentials . They could not agree ; and on the fourth day of the session " two reports were submitted , the majority report recommending the admission ...
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... morning , without taking a ballot for candidates for the Presidency and Vice - presidency . When the vote on the platform was announced , the scene that ensued , says an eye- witness , was of the " most astounding character . All the ...
... morning , without taking a ballot for candidates for the Presidency and Vice - presidency . When the vote on the platform was announced , the scene that ensued , says an eye- witness , was of the " most astounding character . All the ...
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... morning . As to my views or opinions of the Administration , B ean , of course , say nothing . As to Mr. Cobb's views , he is willing that I should communicate them to you , in order that they may aid you in forming your own judgment ...
... morning . As to my views or opinions of the Administration , B ean , of course , say nothing . As to Mr. Cobb's views , he is willing that I should communicate them to you , in order that they may aid you in forming your own judgment ...
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