History of the United States: From the Earliest Period to the Administration of James Buchanan, Volume 4Johnson, Fry, 1866 - United States |
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... road . So well was the enemy's active operations against the rebels . position defended by art and natural Colonel Kelly's movement upon Graf- advantages , that a direct attack was ton and Philippi we have already considered ...
... road . So well was the enemy's active operations against the rebels . position defended by art and natural Colonel Kelly's movement upon Graf- advantages , that a direct attack was ton and Philippi we have already considered ...
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... road with wrecked wagons , dead horses , etc. , and leaving East Tennessee to her fate , much to the disappointment of those who loved the cause of loyalty and devotion to the common interests of our country . Panted by Antrew Johnson ...
... road with wrecked wagons , dead horses , etc. , and leaving East Tennessee to her fate , much to the disappointment of those who loved the cause of loyalty and devotion to the common interests of our country . Panted by Antrew Johnson ...
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... road , he turned to the left force as that now in the field , nothing and marched to Charlestown , twelve apparently was being done , no victory of moment was gained , the rebels were not at once put down , etc. In their lack of ...
... road , he turned to the left force as that now in the field , nothing and marched to Charlestown , twelve apparently was being done , no victory of moment was gained , the rebels were not at once put down , etc. In their lack of ...
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... roads lead- ing from the camps in that direction , the country afforded no serious obstacle of the department of North ... road ; and Gen. Miles advanced on the extreme left . General McDowell , who was with the centre , arrived at noon ...
... roads lead- ing from the camps in that direction , the country afforded no serious obstacle of the department of North ... road ; and Gen. Miles advanced on the extreme left . General McDowell , who was with the centre , arrived at noon ...
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... road from Cen- treville , and cut off the railroad commu- nication of Manassas with the army of Johnston in and about Winchester . McDowell intended to make the attack on Saturday , July 20th , but was hin- dered by delays in receiving ...
... road from Cen- treville , and cut off the railroad commu- nication of Manassas with the army of Johnston in and about Winchester . McDowell intended to make the attack on Saturday , July 20th , but was hin- dered by delays in receiving ...
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Page 17 - Texas, by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings or by the powers vested in the Marshals by law...
Page 516 - With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in ; to bind up the nation's wounds ; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan — to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace...
Page 270 - And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God.
Page 516 - On the occasion corresponding to this four years ago, all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it; all sought to avoid it. While the inaugural address...
Page 261 - Fellow-citizens, we cannot escape history. We of this Congress and this administration will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance or insignificance can spare one or another of us. The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down, in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation.
Page 516 - Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said, the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
Page 396 - I, , do solemnly swear, in the presence of Almighty God, that I will henceforth faithfully support, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Union of the states thereunder ; and that I will, in like manner, abide by and faithfully support all acts of Congress passed during the existing rebellion with reference to slaves, so long and so far as not repealed, modified, or held void by Congress or by decision of the Supreme Court...
Page 269 - ... that the executive will on the first day of january aforesaid by proclamation designate the states and parts of states if any in which the people thereof respectively shall then be in rebellion against the united states and the fact that any state or the people thereof shall on that day be in good faith represented in the congress of the united states by members chosen thereto at elections wherein a majority of the qualified voters of such...
Page 535 - The officers to give their individual paroles not to take up arms against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged ; and each company or regimental commander sign a like parole for the men of their commands.
Page 269 - An Act to Suppress Insurrection, to Punish Treason and Rebellion, to Seize and Confiscate Property of Rebels, and for Other Purposes," approved July 17, 1862, and which sections are in the words and figures following: Sec.