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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Page 60
... enemy , Mr. Floyd resigned his secretaryship . There was nothing more he could do to assist the rebels , in that position . and he hastened to draw his sword beneath their flag . He was received with acclaim , and placed in high command ...
... enemy , Mr. Floyd resigned his secretaryship . There was nothing more he could do to assist the rebels , in that position . and he hastened to draw his sword beneath their flag . He was received with acclaim , and placed in high command ...
Page 79
... enemy . Our fortresses in Boston harbor , which we had manned , built , and filled with munitions and guns , they might have rithdrawn from and surrendered to the enemy , and turned our own guns upon us . " This is the consequence of ...
... enemy . Our fortresses in Boston harbor , which we had manned , built , and filled with munitions and guns , they might have rithdrawn from and surrendered to the enemy , and turned our own guns upon us . " This is the consequence of ...
Page 92
... enemy of the Flag which they had sworn to protect , ―a deed which all the rest of the world called infamous , they deemed chivalrous . Such was the condition of the North , when the war commenced . Mr. Lincoln , in organizing his ...
... enemy of the Flag which they had sworn to protect , ―a deed which all the rest of the world called infamous , they deemed chivalrous . Such was the condition of the North , when the war commenced . Mr. Lincoln , in organizing his ...
Page 99
... enemy coming upon him in overpowering numbers . At 10 o'clock at night , of the 19th of April , he received positive information , that nearly 3000 State troops , dispatched by Governor Letcher , of Virginia , would reach Harper's Ferry ...
... enemy coming upon him in overpowering numbers . At 10 o'clock at night , of the 19th of April , he received positive information , that nearly 3000 State troops , dispatched by Governor Letcher , of Virginia , would reach Harper's Ferry ...
Page 112
... enemy , and kill him afterwards . The one was courage in the rough ; the other was courage burnished . The steel was the same in both , but in the last a little more polished . " As has before been mentioned , the New York Seventh was ...
... enemy , and kill him afterwards . The one was courage in the rough ; the other was courage burnished . The steel was the same in both , but in the last a little more polished . " As has before been mentioned , the New York Seventh was ...
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