The History of the Civil War in America: Comprising a Full and Impartial Account of the Origin and Progress of the Rebellion, of the Various Naval and Military Engagements, of the Heroic Deeds Performed by Armies and Individuals, and of Touching Scenes in the Field, the Camp, the Hospital, and the Cabin, Volume 1Gurdon Bill, 1866 - United States |
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... banner of equal rights . Striding through oceans of blood , which tossed their surges over every portion of the habitable globe , Cæsar overthrew the aristocratic commonwealth , and reared , upon its ruins , the imperial republic . It ...
... banner of equal rights . Striding through oceans of blood , which tossed their surges over every portion of the habitable globe , Cæsar overthrew the aristocratic commonwealth , and reared , upon its ruins , the imperial republic . It ...
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... banners of the Empire , that they marched so heroically to the victories of Marengo , Wagram and Austerlitz . And in the final victories of the despots , aristocratic privilege again tri- umphed in Europe , and " Hope for a season bade ...
... banners of the Empire , that they marched so heroically to the victories of Marengo , Wagram and Austerlitz . And in the final victories of the despots , aristocratic privilege again tri- umphed in Europe , and " Hope for a season bade ...
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... banner , of the Stars and Stripes , was intended to be unfurled . But Satan sent the serpent of aristocratic usurpation into our Eden , to wilt its flowers and poison its fruit . The execrable spirit , in the most malignant form it had ...
... banner , of the Stars and Stripes , was intended to be unfurled . But Satan sent the serpent of aristocratic usurpation into our Eden , to wilt its flowers and poison its fruit . The execrable spirit , in the most malignant form it had ...
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... banner ; which the millions dwelling in the great Mississippi basin could only pass by the consent of her guns . The United States could , by no possibility , stoop to such dis- honor . The Hon . Edward Everett , in the following words ...
... banner ; which the millions dwelling in the great Mississippi basin could only pass by the consent of her guns . The United States could , by no possibility , stoop to such dis- honor . The Hon . Edward Everett , in the following words ...
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... Banner ' up to the top of the staff , the band broke out with the national air of ' Hail Colum- bia , ' and loud and exultant cheers , repeated again and again , were given by officers , soldiers , and workmen . If , " said the narrator ...
... Banner ' up to the top of the staff , the band broke out with the national air of ' Hail Colum- bia , ' and loud and exultant cheers , repeated again and again , were given by officers , soldiers , and workmen . If , " said the narrator ...
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