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Page 6
... career he epitomizes a half century of the most interesting and critical conditions of our national life . And the progress of events that culminated in the Civil War , its conduct , and the work of reconstruction that followed it , can ...
... career he epitomizes a half century of the most interesting and critical conditions of our national life . And the progress of events that culminated in the Civil War , its conduct , and the work of reconstruction that followed it , can ...
Page 19
... career as an officer was not a brilliant His command was an unsoldierly company of American citizens who respected their captain , but who were unwilling to subject themselves to very strict disci- pline . They did no fighting and were ...
... career as an officer was not a brilliant His command was an unsoldierly company of American citizens who respected their captain , but who were unwilling to subject themselves to very strict disci- pline . They did no fighting and were ...
Page 21
... career pressed upon him . He could earn a poor livelihood with his brawny arms , but to this he was in- disposed , feeling , as he did , that there was a larger des- tiny before him than of mere manual labor . He tried clerking in a ...
... career pressed upon him . He could earn a poor livelihood with his brawny arms , but to this he was in- disposed , feeling , as he did , that there was a larger des- tiny before him than of mere manual labor . He tried clerking in a ...
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... career as a merchant . But warm per- sonal friendship intervened to save his property and keep him in courage for the work of his life . The campaign of 1834 was personally conducted , as was that of 1832. In the harvest field , at the ...
... career as a merchant . But warm per- sonal friendship intervened to save his property and keep him in courage for the work of his life . The campaign of 1834 was personally conducted , as was that of 1832. In the harvest field , at the ...
Page 36
... career of divided interest between politics and law . He was still a member of the legislature , and though the affairs of the state were in sad need of attention , the politics of the time began to be confined to national issues , and ...
... career of divided interest between politics and law . He was still a member of the legislature , and though the affairs of the state were in sad need of attention , the politics of the time began to be confined to national issues , and ...
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