The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... occasion . Three days later the Battle of Antietam provided the long - awaited opportunity , and on September 24 Lincoln released the Proclamation to the press . REPLY TO INTERDENOMINATIONAL RELIGIOUS COMMITTEE September 13 , 1862 HE ...
... occasion . Three days later the Battle of Antietam provided the long - awaited opportunity , and on September 24 Lincoln released the Proclamation to the press . REPLY TO INTERDENOMINATIONAL RELIGIOUS COMMITTEE September 13 , 1862 HE ...
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... occasion for a speech , but I am not prepared to make one worthy of the occasion . I would like to speak in terms of praise due to the many brave officers and soldiers who have fought in the cause of the Union and liber- ties of their ...
... occasion for a speech , but I am not prepared to make one worthy of the occasion . I would like to speak in terms of praise due to the many brave officers and soldiers who have fought in the cause of the Union and liber- ties of their ...
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... occasion for a change . ” wwwwwww IN N early 1864 a committee , headed by Senator Pomeroy of Kansas , created considerable clamor by publishing a letter vigorously attacking Lincoln and advocating Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P ...
... occasion for a change . ” wwwwwww IN N early 1864 a committee , headed by Senator Pomeroy of Kansas , created considerable clamor by publishing a letter vigorously attacking Lincoln and advocating Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P ...
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