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I have been oppressed nearly ever since the battles of Gettysburg by what appeared to be evidences that yourself and General Couch and General Smith were not seeking a collision with the enemy , but were trying to get him across the ...
I have been oppressed nearly ever since the battles of Gettysburg by what appeared to be evidences that yourself and General Couch and General Smith were not seeking a collision with the enemy , but were trying to get him across the ...
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enemy ? Armies , the world over , destroy enemies ' property when they cannot use it ; and even destroy their own to keep it from the enemy . Civilized belligerents do all in their power to help them- selves or hurt the enemy , except a ...
enemy ? Armies , the world over , destroy enemies ' property when they cannot use it ; and even destroy their own to keep it from the enemy . Civilized belligerents do all in their power to help them- selves or hurt the enemy , except a ...
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SEEING EEING the end drawing near , Lincoln hopes that General Sherman will keep the enemy " going . " LETTER TO EDWIN M. STANTON HON . SEC . OF WAR EAR SIR : DE Executive Mansion Washington , Jan. 5 , 1865 Since parting with you ...
SEEING EEING the end drawing near , Lincoln hopes that General Sherman will keep the enemy " going . " LETTER TO EDWIN M. STANTON HON . SEC . OF WAR EAR SIR : DE Executive Mansion Washington , Jan. 5 , 1865 Since parting with you ...
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| Title | The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
| Author | Abraham Lincoln |
| Editor | H. Jack Lang |
| Publisher | World Publishing Company, 1941 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 20 Jan 2010 |
| Length | 265 pages |
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