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Page 168
These were mere dreams , but the leading minds of the Confederacy considered them facts . The high intelligence of the South at the breaking out of the war was provincial in its limitations , deficient in economic knowledge , and almost ...
These were mere dreams , but the leading minds of the Confederacy considered them facts . The high intelligence of the South at the breaking out of the war was provincial in its limitations , deficient in economic knowledge , and almost ...
Page 278
This Proclamation was considered only a war measure and was to be effective only in the states that were in rebellion . Even as a military procedure its constitutionality was doubtful . Slavery was not abolished in the border states ...
This Proclamation was considered only a war measure and was to be effective only in the states that were in rebellion . Even as a military procedure its constitutionality was doubtful . Slavery was not abolished in the border states ...
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The members of Congress , all of whom knew Washburne , considered this selection as something in the nature of a comedy . Mr. Washburne was half - illiterate , ill - mannered and incredibly undiplomatic . He held the job only a week .
The members of Congress , all of whom knew Washburne , considered this selection as something in the nature of a comedy . Mr. Washburne was half - illiterate , ill - mannered and incredibly undiplomatic . He held the job only a week .
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Contents
CHAPTER | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
Copyright | |
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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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