Young Folk's History of the War for the UnionGeneral history of the Civil War written for children and young adults. Includes descriptions of major events, characters, and battles in simple language. |
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... strong nation . The difficulties with which the convention had to deal were very great . The different States had different interests , as has been shown before : some depended on trade , some on agriculture , some on slave and some on ...
... strong nation . The difficulties with which the convention had to deal were very great . The different States had different interests , as has been shown before : some depended on trade , some on agriculture , some on slave and some on ...
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... strong sympathy felt in the United States for her people , and when she declared war ( 1793 ) against Great Britain and Holland , many thought that the United States ought to side with her against their old enemy . This ground was taken ...
... strong sympathy felt in the United States for her people , and when she declared war ( 1793 ) against Great Britain and Holland , many thought that the United States ought to side with her against their old enemy . This ground was taken ...
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... strong was the feeling against it in Virginia that Mr. Randolph said if the slave did not soon run away from the master , the master would run away from the slave . Indeed , scarcely anybody in the Border States then defended slavery ...
... strong was the feeling against it in Virginia that Mr. Randolph said if the slave did not soon run away from the master , the master would run away from the slave . Indeed , scarcely anybody in the Border States then defended slavery ...
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... strong was the feeling against the Abolitionists , as they came to be called , that President Jackson recommended in a message to Congress that their pamphlets and papers should not be allowed to pass through the United States mails ...
... strong was the feeling against the Abolitionists , as they came to be called , that President Jackson recommended in a message to Congress that their pamphlets and papers should not be allowed to pass through the United States mails ...
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... strong feeling that , although slavery should not be interfered with in the States where it already existed , its extension should be resisted by all rightful means . This feel- ing soon showed itself when the republic of Texas asked to ...
... strong feeling that , although slavery should not be interfered with in the States where it already existed , its extension should be resisted by all rightful means . This feel- ing soon showed itself when the republic of Texas asked to ...
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Page 71 - Whereas the laws of the United States have been, for some time past, and now are opposed, and the execution thereof obstructed, in the States of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and 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 278 - In her attic-window the staff she set, To show that one heart was loyal yet. Up the street came the rebel tread, Stonewall Jackson riding ahead. Under his slouched hat left and right He glanced ; the old flag met his sight. " Halt ! " — the dust-brown ranks stood fast.
Page 44 - If anyone attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot.
Page 571 - Look away, look away, look away, Dixie Land! Chorus Den I wish I was in Dixie, hooray, hooray! In Dixie Land I'll take my stand, To lib and die in Dixie; Away, away, away down south in Dixie; Away, away, away down south in Dixie.
Page 567 - Ah! maiden, wait and watch and yearn For news of Stonewall's band. Ah! widow, read with eyes that burn That ring upon thy hand. Ah! wife, sew' on, pray on, hope on; Thy life shall not be all forlorn; The foe had better ne'er been born That gets in Stonewall's way.
Page 33 - ... it becomes our duty, by legislation, whenever such legislation is necessary, to maintain this provision of the Constitution against all attempts to violate it; and we deny the authority of Congress, of a territorial legislature, or of any individuals, to give legal existence to slavery in any territory of the United States.
Page 569 - Maryland ! But lo! there surges forth a shriek, From hill to hill, from creek to creek, Potomac calls to Chesapeake, Maryland, my Maryland! Thou wilt not yield the Vandal toll, Maryland! Thou wilt not crook to his control, Maryland! Better the fire upon thee roll, Better the shot, the blade, the bowl, Than crucifixion of the soul, Maryland, my Maryland! I hear the distant thunder hum, Maryland! The Old Line's bugle, fife, and drum, Maryland ! She is not dead, nor deaf, nor dumb; Huzza!
Page 434 - Mr. President — I accept the commission with gratitude for the high honor conferred. With the aid of the noble armies that have fought on so many fields for our common country, it will be my earnest endeavor not to disappoint your expectations. I feel the full weight of the responsibilities now devolving...
Page 32 - THE CONSTITUTION OF THE COUNTRY, THE UNION OF THE STATES, AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS...
Page 319 - I made a solemn vow before God, that if General Lee was driven back from Pennsylvania, I would crown the result by the declaration of freedom to the slaves.