History of the Administration of President Lincoln: Including His Speeches, Letters, Addresses, Proclamations, and Messages. With a Preliminary Sketch of His Life |
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... Pope's bull against the comet ! Would my word free the slaves , when I cannot even enforce the Constitution in the rebel States ? Is there a single court , or magistrate , or individual that would be influenced by it there ? And what ...
... Pope's bull against the comet ! Would my word free the slaves , when I cannot even enforce the Constitution in the rebel States ? Is there a single court , or magistrate , or individual that would be influenced by it there ? And what ...
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... Pope's army be diminished to re - enforce you , Washington , Maryland , and Pennsylvania , would be left uncovered and exposed . If your force be reduced to strengthen Pope , you would be too weak to even hold the position you now ...
... Pope's army be diminished to re - enforce you , Washington , Maryland , and Pennsylvania , would be left uncovered and exposed . If your force be reduced to strengthen Pope , you would be too weak to even hold the position you now ...
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... Pope's forces would be exposed to the heavy blows of the enemy without the slightest hope of assistance from you ... Pope and Burnside to crush them and move upon Washington , and that re - enforcements must at once be sent to Aquia ...
... Pope's forces would be exposed to the heavy blows of the enemy without the slightest hope of assistance from you ... Pope and Burnside to crush them and move upon Washington , and that re - enforcements must at once be sent to Aquia ...
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... POPE . 263 would " move the whole army as soon as the sick were dis- posed of . " On the 12th , in reply to the most pressing orders for immediate dispatch from General Halleck , who urged that Burnside had moved 13,000 troops in two ...
... POPE . 263 would " move the whole army as soon as the sick were dis- posed of . " On the 12th , in reply to the most pressing orders for immediate dispatch from General Halleck , who urged that Burnside had moved 13,000 troops in two ...
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... Pope ; —of those which arrived after him , or which were at Alexandria when he ar- rived , not one reached the field or took any part in the bat- tles by which the army was saved from destruction , and the capital from capture . The ...
... Pope ; —of those which arrived after him , or which were at Alexandria when he ar- rived , not one reached the field or took any part in the bat- tles by which the army was saved from destruction , and the capital from capture . The ...
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN action Administration adopted Alexandria amendment arms army arrests authority battle believe bill capital citizens command Congress Constitution Convention corps declared deemed Department dispatch duty election emancipation Emancipation Proclamation enemy EXECUTIVE MANSION existing favor force foreign Fort Sumter Fortress Monroe Franklin Fredericksburg give Government Governor habeas corpus Halleck Heintzelman House insurgents insurrection issued Kentucky labor letter liberty loyal Major-General Maryland McClellan McDowell ment military Missouri naval navy necessity object officers opinion party peace persons political Pope position Potomac present President LINCOLN PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE proclamation public safety purpose question re-enforcements rebel rebellion received regard reply Republican resolution Richmond seceded Secretary Secretary of War Senate sent sentiment session Seward slavery slaves South South Carolina speech Tennessee territory thing tion troops Union United Vallandigham Virginia vote Washington whole York