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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... tion , 461 - The Convention and the Legislature , 463. — Treason of Military and Civil Officers , 404. - Union Organizations in St. Louis , 466. - An Insurgent Camp at St. Louis , 467. - Capture of Camp Jackson , 465.— General Harney ...
... tion , 461 - The Convention and the Legislature , 463. — Treason of Military and Civil Officers , 404. - Union Organizations in St. Louis , 466. - An Insurgent Camp at St. Louis , 467. - Capture of Camp Jackson , 465.— General Harney ...
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... TION • A 48 63. BANNER OF SOCTII ČAROLINA • # 40 64. Tam - PIECE - DAGGER 4965. INITIAL LETTER X 5066. CASTLE PINCKNEY * 55 67. PLAN OF FORT MOULTRIE IN DEC . , 1860 5668. SOUTH VIEW OF FORT MOULTRIE 2 .. 58 69. PLAX OF FORT SUMTER IN ...
... TION • A 48 63. BANNER OF SOCTII ČAROLINA • # 40 64. Tam - PIECE - DAGGER 4965. INITIAL LETTER X 5066. CASTLE PINCKNEY * 55 67. PLAN OF FORT MOULTRIE IN DEC . , 1860 5668. SOUTH VIEW OF FORT MOULTRIE 2 .. 58 69. PLAX OF FORT SUMTER IN ...
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... tion was silenced by the voice of Judge David A. Smalley , of Vermont , the Chairman of the National Democratic Committee , who called the Convention to order . Francis B. Flournoy , a citizen of the State of Arkansas , was chosen ...
... tion was silenced by the voice of Judge David A. Smalley , of Vermont , the Chairman of the National Democratic Committee , who called the Convention to order . Francis B. Flournoy , a citizen of the State of Arkansas , was chosen ...
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Benson Lossing. DISRUPTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY . 23 tion and joined the seceders , who had repaired to St. Andrew's Hall the previous evening for consultation . The disruption of the Democratic party represented in Convention was now ...
Benson Lossing. DISRUPTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY . 23 tion and joined the seceders , who had repaired to St. Andrew's Hall the previous evening for consultation . The disruption of the Democratic party represented in Convention was now ...
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... tion as tolerated " commis- sioners , " and were regarded by some as spies . In this matter , as in others , the pro- ceedings were cautiously METROPOLITAN HALL ? managed . The leaders allowed no definite action . An expression of opin ...
... tion as tolerated " commis- sioners , " and were regarded by some as spies . In this matter , as in others , the pro- ceedings were cautiously METROPOLITAN HALL ? managed . The leaders allowed no definite action . An expression of opin ...
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