Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 2Robert Clarke Company, 1904 |
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... Government losses during the two days were over twelve thousand , includ- ing the prisoners taken from Prentiss's command near night on the 6th . Of this total , 1,754 were killed , and 8,408 wounded . Beauregard reported his killed as ...
... Government losses during the two days were over twelve thousand , includ- ing the prisoners taken from Prentiss's command near night on the 6th . Of this total , 1,754 were killed , and 8,408 wounded . Beauregard reported his killed as ...
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... Government and the country awaited the delivery of the blow so long expected , and for which McClellan himself had , days before , encouraged a belief that he was ready . The 22d of June passed , with no sound of battle . So it was on ...
... Government and the country awaited the delivery of the blow so long expected , and for which McClellan himself had , days before , encouraged a belief that he was ready . The 22d of June passed , with no sound of battle . So it was on ...
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... Government to send you any more reinforcements than has been done have been so distinctly stated to you by the President that it is needless for me to repeat them . Every effort has been made by the President and myself to strengthen ...
... Government to send you any more reinforcements than has been done have been so distinctly stated to you by the President that it is needless for me to repeat them . Every effort has been made by the President and myself to strengthen ...
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... government . The Constitution of the Union must be preserved , whatever may be the cost in time , treasure and blood . If secession is successful , other dissolutions are clearly to be seen in the future . 74 LINCOLN AND HIS PRESIDENCY .
... government . The Constitution of the Union must be preserved , whatever may be the cost in time , treasure and blood . If secession is successful , other dissolutions are clearly to be seen in the future . 74 LINCOLN AND HIS PRESIDENCY .
Page 75
... Government must deter- mine upon a civil and military policy , covering the whole ground of our national trouble . . . . The Constitution gives you power , even for the present terrible exigency . This rebellion has assumed the ...
... Government must deter- mine upon a civil and military policy , covering the whole ground of our national trouble . . . . The Constitution gives you power , even for the present terrible exigency . This rebellion has assumed the ...
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