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Page 223
... cause had waned . It is no coincidence that , apart from their coastal areas , these were the three states remotest from the war during its first two years and more , and safest from Union invasion . States rights were a luxury which ...
... cause had waned . It is no coincidence that , apart from their coastal areas , these were the three states remotest from the war during its first two years and more , and safest from Union invasion . States rights were a luxury which ...
Page 227
... cause was more crucial than many white Southerners cared to admit , and it was small wonder that many in the North condemned the Lincoln administration for fighting with one hand tied behind its back , as long as it made no move to ...
... cause was more crucial than many white Southerners cared to admit , and it was small wonder that many in the North condemned the Lincoln administration for fighting with one hand tied behind its back , as long as it made no move to ...
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... cause came mainly from opponents of the Second Empire - Orleanists , Liberal Catholics , Republicans and socialists . The real enthusiasts for the North came from the ranks of the intelligentsia , and found an influential outlet in the ...
... cause came mainly from opponents of the Second Empire - Orleanists , Liberal Catholics , Republicans and socialists . The real enthusiasts for the North came from the ranks of the intelligentsia , and found an influential outlet in the ...
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