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... Stanton , former Attorney General in Buchanan's cabi- net , then chief legal adviser to Secretary Cameron . In the early months of Lincoln's Presidency , Stanton deplored Lincoln's " painful imbecility . " To him the President was " the ...
... Stanton , former Attorney General in Buchanan's cabi- net , then chief legal adviser to Secretary Cameron . In the early months of Lincoln's Presidency , Stanton deplored Lincoln's " painful imbecility . " To him the President was " the ...
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... Stanton . " Attacked by greatly superior numbers in all directions on this side , we still hold our own , though a very heavy fire is still kept up on the left back of the Chickahominy . The odds have been immense . . . . Had I 20,000 ...
... Stanton . " Attacked by greatly superior numbers in all directions on this side , we still hold our own , though a very heavy fire is still kept up on the left back of the Chickahominy . The odds have been immense . . . . Had I 20,000 ...
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... Stanton often display sly humor . The crabbed Secretary must have snorted with disgust when he read Lincoln's order : " Please have the adjutant general ascertain whether second Lieutenant of Company D , 2nd infantry , Alexan- der E ...
... Stanton often display sly humor . The crabbed Secretary must have snorted with disgust when he read Lincoln's order : " Please have the adjutant general ascertain whether second Lieutenant of Company D , 2nd infantry , Alexan- der E ...
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The Short and Simple Annals of the Poor | 3 |
Young Man on His Own | 23 |
His Love Affairs | 44 |
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