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These opinions did not suit the ultra - abolitionists , but most of them voted with the Republican party . ... It said nothing about abolition ( many influential Republicans were not abolitionists ) , and it distinctly accepted the ...
These opinions did not suit the ultra - abolitionists , but most of them voted with the Republican party . ... It said nothing about abolition ( many influential Republicans were not abolitionists ) , and it distinctly accepted the ...
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In the meantime he had become a Republican in name , though he was always a Democrat in thought and principle . The Republican national convention of 1864 contemplated this sturdy Southerner who had always stood up for the Union and ...
In the meantime he had become a Republican in name , though he was always a Democrat in thought and principle . The Republican national convention of 1864 contemplated this sturdy Southerner who had always stood up for the Union and ...
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A Liberal - Republican convention met at Cincinnati in May , 1872 , and nominated Horace Greeley for President . The vicepresidential nominee was B. Gratz Brown . The nomination of Greeley was a gigantic mistake .
A Liberal - Republican convention met at Cincinnati in May , 1872 , and nominated Horace Greeley for President . The vicepresidential nominee was B. Gratz Brown . The nomination of Greeley was a gigantic mistake .
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Contents
CHAPTER | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Meet General Grant A Star book |
| Author | William E. Woodward |
| Publisher | Garden Publishing Company, 1931 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 22 Jan 2010 |
| Length | 524 pages |
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