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Page 20
... direction of our new settlements . But viewed as an act of proscription against her , the Missouri Compromise was justly offensive to the South ; and its abrogation , in this respect , strongly recom- mended itself to her support . The ...
... direction of our new settlements . But viewed as an act of proscription against her , the Missouri Compromise was justly offensive to the South ; and its abrogation , in this respect , strongly recom- mended itself to her support . The ...
Page 22
... direction of Emigrant Aid Societies , or- ganized by the fanatical Abolitionists of the North , to colonize the new territory with voters . The proceedings of this evil and bastard population occasioned the greatest excitement , and ...
... direction of Emigrant Aid Societies , or- ganized by the fanatical Abolitionists of the North , to colonize the new territory with voters . The proceedings of this evil and bastard population occasioned the greatest excitement , and ...
Page 43
... security . For weeks the usually quiet city had been filled with Federal bayonets ; the bugle's reveille , the roll of drums , and the tramp of armed guards startled , in every direction , the THE FIRST YEAR OF THE WAR . 43.
... security . For weeks the usually quiet city had been filled with Federal bayonets ; the bugle's reveille , the roll of drums , and the tramp of armed guards startled , in every direction , the THE FIRST YEAR OF THE WAR . 43.
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... direction , the civilian of Washington , who had been accustomed to nothing more war- like than parades at the Navy Yard and rows in Congress : companies of flying artillery daily paraded the streets and thundered over its pavements ...
... direction , the civilian of Washington , who had been accustomed to nothing more war- like than parades at the Navy Yard and rows in Congress : companies of flying artillery daily paraded the streets and thundered over its pavements ...
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... direction of the Valley of Virginia were certainly thwarted by the timely falling back of our army from Harper's Ferry to Winchester . General Patterson's approach was expected by the great route into the Valley from Pennsylvania and ...
... direction of the Valley of Virginia were certainly thwarted by the timely falling back of our army from Harper's Ferry to Winchester . General Patterson's approach was expected by the great route into the Valley from Pennsylvania and ...
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Southern History of the War: The Third Year of the War Edward Alfred Pollard No preview available - 2016 |
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