The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, Volume 6Frank Moore G. P. Putnam, 1863 - United States |
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... bank of the Rappahannock , as a base of operations against Richmond , was unsuccessful . The attempt was foiled by a rain- storm , which made the roads impassable .- ( Doc . 110. ) —THE brig Windward was captured and burned by the rebel ...
... bank of the Rappahannock , as a base of operations against Richmond , was unsuccessful . The attempt was foiled by a rain- storm , which made the roads impassable .- ( Doc . 110. ) —THE brig Windward was captured and burned by the rebel ...
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... Bank bill passed the House of Rep- resentatives , it having been adopted by the Sen- ate previously . - Colonel ... banks of the Yazoo Pass , had a brisk skirmish with a company of sixty mounted rebels , dispersing them and killing six ...
... Bank bill passed the House of Rep- resentatives , it having been adopted by the Sen- ate previously . - Colonel ... banks of the Yazoo Pass , had a brisk skirmish with a company of sixty mounted rebels , dispersing them and killing six ...
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... bank of the James River , were invited to coöperate in the movement . - Richmond Examiner . British neutrality . " A letter from Mr. Adams , the American Minister , was read , conveying the thanks of President Lincoln for the ...
... bank of the James River , were invited to coöperate in the movement . - Richmond Examiner . British neutrality . " A letter from Mr. Adams , the American Minister , was read , conveying the thanks of President Lincoln for the ...
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... bank of the Rappahannock River , Va . , was this day captured by four Union gunboats . A party of troops landed and carried off and destroyed a large amount of rebel stores , etc. They also cap- tured a large quantity of personal ...
... bank of the Rappahannock River , Va . , was this day captured by four Union gunboats . A party of troops landed and carried off and destroyed a large amount of rebel stores , etc. They also cap- tured a large quantity of personal ...
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... banks . On the right of the stream the bank is wooded , and commands the approaches both to the bridge and the ford . The steep slopes of the bank were lined with rifle - pits and breastworks of rails and stones . These , together with ...
... banks . On the right of the stream the bank is wooded , and commands the approaches both to the bridge and the ford . The steep slopes of the bank were lined with rifle - pits and breastworks of rails and stones . These , together with ...
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advance arms army arrived artillery attack battery bayou boats brave bridge brigade Brigadier-General camp Cane Hill Capt Captain captured charge Colonel column confederate corps Creek crossed December destroyed detachment division eight enemy enemy's engaged expedition field fifty fight fire five flank forward four Fredericksburgh front gallant guerrillas gunboats guns Harriet Lane HEADQUARTERS hill Holly Springs honor horses hundred Illinois Indiana infantry Iowa Kentucky killed and wounded large number Lieut Lieut.-Col Lieutenant line of battle loss Major Major-General mand ment miles Missouri morning moved Murfreesboro National New-York night Ninth o'clock P.M. officers Ohio opened ordered party passed pickets pike position prisoners railroad rear rebel cavalry rebel force reënforcements regiment retreat returned river road Rosecrans schooner sent shell shot side skirmishers soldiers soon steamer Tenn Tennessee thousand tion took town Union troops United volunteers Warrenton woods yards
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Page 183 - ... that the executive will on the first day of january aforesaid by proclamation designate the states and parts of states if any in which the people thereof respectively shall then be in rebellion against the united states and the fact that any state or the people thereof shall on that day be in good faith represented in the congress of the united states by members chosen thereto at elections wherein a majority of the qualified voters of such...
Page 183 - That, on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever, free...
Page 183 - ... mentioned, order and designate as the States and parts of States wherein the people thereof, respectively, are this day in rebellion against the United States, the following, to wit: Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana (except the parishes of St.
Page 183 - Now, therefore, I, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested as Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States in time of actual armed rebellion against the authority and Government of the United States, and as a fit and necessary war measure for suppressing said rebellion...
Page 162 - Also to the ninth and tenth sections of an act entitled "An act to suppress insurrection, to punish treason and rebellion, to seize and confiscate the property of rebels, and for other purposes," approved July 17, 1862, and which sections are in the words and figures following: "SEC.
Page 183 - St. Martin, and Orleans, including the city of New Orleans, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, except the forty-eight counties designated as West Virginia, and also the counties of Berkeley, Accomac, Northampton, Elizabeth City, York, Princess Ann, and Norfolk, including the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth, and which excepted parts are, for the present, left precisely as if this proclamation were not issued.
Page 204 - I am instructed to telegraph you as follows: The President directs that you cross the Potomac and give battle to the enemy, or drive him south. Your army must move now, while the roads are good.
Page 184 - And I further declare and make known that such persons of suitable condition will be received into the armed service of the United States, to garrison forts, positions, stations, and other places, and to man vessels of all sorts in said service. And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution, upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God.
Page 162 - ... that on the first day of january in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and sixtythree all persons held as slaves within any state or designated part of a state the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the united states shall be then thenceforward and forever free...
Page 18 - Joint Resolution. Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States...