Southern History of the War: The first year of the warC.B. Richardson, 1863 - Confederate States of America |
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... side the Republican party , with a vague sense of hope , which was animated by reports , quite as uncertain , of the vigor , decision , and individuality of the new President . For months since the announcement of his election , Mr ...
... side the Republican party , with a vague sense of hope , which was animated by reports , quite as uncertain , of the vigor , decision , and individuality of the new President . For months since the announcement of his election , Mr ...
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... sides for war . These preparations had gone on unremittingly since the inau- guration of the Lincoln government . The troops of the United States were called from the frontiers to the military centres ; the Mediterranean squadron and ...
... sides for war . These preparations had gone on unremittingly since the inau- guration of the Lincoln government . The troops of the United States were called from the frontiers to the military centres ; the Mediterranean squadron and ...
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... , sixty feet high and from eight to twelve feet in thickness , and pierced for three tiers of guns on the northern , eastern , and western exterior sides , They were built close to the edge THE FIRST YEAR OF THE WAR . 51.
... , sixty feet high and from eight to twelve feet in thickness , and pierced for three tiers of guns on the northern , eastern , and western exterior sides , They were built close to the edge THE FIRST YEAR OF THE WAR . 51.
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Edward Alfred Pollard. exterior sides , They were built close to the edge of the water and without a berme . The advantages of delay which the Lincoln government had obtained by the pretence of the evacuation of Sumter , and the ...
Edward Alfred Pollard. exterior sides , They were built close to the edge of the water and without a berme . The advantages of delay which the Lincoln government had obtained by the pretence of the evacuation of Sumter , and the ...
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... side a breathless corpse , from a bullet , sped through the brain , and a bayonet- thrust at the hands of one of the soldiers . The slayer of Colonel Ellsworth was branded , in the North , as an " assassin . " The justice of history ...
... side a breathless corpse , from a bullet , sped through the brain , and a bayonet- thrust at the hands of one of the soldiers . The slayer of Colonel Ellsworth was branded , in the North , as an " assassin . " The justice of history ...
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