Abraham Lincoln: The War Years, Volume 2Harcourt, Brace, 1939 - Presidents |
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Page 179
... Washington clothed with the fullest power in this matter . With this power , I can act as if the President of the United States were himself present . I am directed to refer nothing to Washington , but to act promptly . . . . You know ...
... Washington clothed with the fullest power in this matter . With this power , I can act as if the President of the United States were himself present . I am directed to refer nothing to Washington , but to act promptly . . . . You know ...
Page 541
... Washington to take office as lieutenant general if the Senate confirmed the President's appointment . His personal success in the war , Grant wrote Sherman , was due to the energy and skill of his subordinates , above all to Sherman and ...
... Washington to take office as lieutenant general if the Senate confirmed the President's appointment . His personal success in the war , Grant wrote Sherman , was due to the energy and skill of his subordinates , above all to Sherman and ...
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... Washington correspondent , who often and evidently did his Washington corresponding right at home in good old Cook County , Illinois , wrote in January : " Lincoln himself utterly despairs of election . He is haggard , listless ...
... Washington correspondent , who often and evidently did his Washington corresponding right at home in good old Cook County , Illinois , wrote in January : " Lincoln himself utterly despairs of election . He is haggard , listless ...
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DRIFTINGMURFREESBOROOLD STARS | 3 |
MORE HORSES THAN OATSOFFICESEEKERS | 28 |
FOREIGN MEDIATIONBUTLER | 66 |
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