The Portrait Gallery of the War, Civil, Military, and Naval: A Biographical RecordFrank Moore |
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... river to New Orleans . He acquitted himself to the satisfaction of his employer , who upon his return put him in charge of a store and mill at New Salem , then in Sangamon , now in Menard county , Illinois . But these peaceful successes ...
... river to New Orleans . He acquitted himself to the satisfaction of his employer , who upon his return put him in charge of a store and mill at New Salem , then in Sangamon , now in Menard county , Illinois . But these peaceful successes ...
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... River on the expedition against Queenstown , October thirteenth . Later in the day , when Van Rensselaer was disabled , the command fell upon Scott , who , after a gallant fight , deserted by the New - York militia , and outnumbered ...
... River on the expedition against Queenstown , October thirteenth . Later in the day , when Van Rensselaer was disabled , the command fell upon Scott , who , after a gallant fight , deserted by the New - York militia , and outnumbered ...
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... River , west was a heavy wood , and on the northern side from the wood to the Niagara ran the Chippewa River , while Street's Creek ran in a similar direction on the southern side . Behind the Chippewa was the British army under General ...
... River , west was a heavy wood , and on the northern side from the wood to the Niagara ran the Chippewa River , while Street's Creek ran in a similar direction on the southern side . Behind the Chippewa was the British army under General ...
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... River and within the British line , was occupied by some hundreds of Americans , who kept up communication with the American side by the small steamer Caroline ; and this steamer , while at the wharf on the American side , was cut loose ...
... River and within the British line , was occupied by some hundreds of Americans , who kept up communication with the American side by the small steamer Caroline ; and this steamer , while at the wharf on the American side , was cut loose ...
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... River , and soon after was ordered to join the department of the Ohio , under the command of Major - General Buell , and was the first officer to enter Bowling Green , at the head of his brigade . From that city his command , which at ...
... River , and soon after was ordered to join the department of the Ohio , under the command of Major - General Buell , and was the first officer to enter Bowling Green , at the head of his brigade . From that city his command , which at ...
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Page 5 - I therefore consider that in view of the Constitution and the laws the Union is unbroken, and to the extent of my ability I shall take care, as the Constitution itself expressly enjoins upon me, that the laws of the Union be faithfully executed in all the States.
Page 7 - He felt that he had no moral right to shrink, nor even to count the chances of his own life, in what might follow. In full view of his great responsibility he has so far done what he has deemed his duty. You will now, according to your own judgment, perform yours.
Page 125 - GRANT: Understanding that your lodgment at Chattanooga and Knoxville is now secure, I wish to tender you, and all under your command, my more than thanks — my profoundest gratitude for the skill, courage, and perseverance with which you and they, over so great difficulties, have effected that important object. God bless you all ! A.
Page 6 - It promised a continuance of the mails, at government expense, to the very people who were resisting the government; and it gave repeated pledges against any disturbance to any of the people, or any of their rights.
Page 145 - The prevailing ideas, entertained by him and most of the leading statesmen, at the time of the formation of the old Constitution, were, that the enslavement of the African was in violation of the laws of nature ; that it was wrong in principle, socially, morally, and politically.
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Page 112 - In the Army of the Shenandoah you were the First Brigade! In the Army of the Potomac you were the First Brigade! In the Second Corps of the army you were the First Brigade ! You are the First Brigade in the affections of your general, and I hope by your future deeds and bearing you will be handed down to posterity as the First Brigade in this our second War of Independence. Farewell!
Page 138 - States, except the section of the act preparatory to the admission of Missouri into the Union, approved March 6, 1820, which was superseded by the principles of the legislation of 1850, commonly called the compromise measures, and is declared inoperative.
Page 145 - Those ideas, however, were fundamentally wrong. They rested upon the assumption of the equality of races. This was an error. It was a sandy foundation, and the idea of a government built upon it — when the storm came and the wind blew, it fell.
Page 4 - In regard to the other question, of whether I am pledged to the admission of any more slave States into the Union, I state to you very frankly that I would be exceedingly sorry ever to be put in a position of having to pass upon that question.