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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... Richmond . Very strenuous efforts were made by the rebel authorities to secure the adhesion of Maryland , Kentucky , Tennessee , and Missouri to the Confederacy ; but the wise forbearance of the President in his earlier measures had ...
... Richmond . Very strenuous efforts were made by the rebel authorities to secure the adhesion of Maryland , Kentucky , Tennessee , and Missouri to the Confederacy ; but the wise forbearance of the President in his earlier measures had ...
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... Richmond at our mercy , and break the main strength of the rebellion by destroying the principal army arrayed in its support . Instead of obeying it , General McClellan remonstrated against its execution , and urged the adoption of a ...
... Richmond at our mercy , and break the main strength of the rebellion by destroying the principal army arrayed in its support . Instead of obeying it , General McClellan remonstrated against its execution , and urged the adoption of a ...
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... retreated behind the Rappahannock , operations against Richmond could best be conducted from Fortress Monroe , provided : * See General McClellan's Report , dated August 4 , 1863 . 1st . That the enemy's vessel , Merrimac , can.
... retreated behind the Rappahannock , operations against Richmond could best be conducted from Fortress Monroe , provided : * See General McClellan's Report , dated August 4 , 1863 . 1st . That the enemy's vessel , Merrimac , can.
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... Richmond . On the 31st of March , the President , out of deference to the importunities of General Fremont and his friends , and from a belief that this officer could make good use of a larger force than he then had at his command in ...
... Richmond . On the 31st of March , the President , out of deference to the importunities of General Fremont and his friends , and from a belief that this officer could make good use of a larger force than he then had at his command in ...
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... Richmond , via Manassas Junction , to this city , to be entirely open , except what resistance could be pre- sented by less than twenty thousand unorganized troops ? This is a question which the country will not allow me to evade ...
... Richmond , via Manassas Junction , to this city , to be entirely open , except what resistance could be pre- sented by less than twenty thousand unorganized troops ? This is a question which the country will not allow me to evade ...
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