The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives, Illustrative Incidents, Poetry, Etc, Volume 2Frank Moore G. P. Putnam, 1862 - United States |
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... troops , they were enter - tutional rulers , and it will defend all loyal tained by the sons of New Hampshire resident in that city . ( Doc . 26. ) self as an unconditional Union candidate for the | tion. -THE Eastern Tennessee Union ...
... troops , they were enter - tutional rulers , and it will defend all loyal tained by the sons of New Hampshire resident in that city . ( Doc . 26. ) self as an unconditional Union candidate for the | tion. -THE Eastern Tennessee Union ...
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... troops of Missouri are falling back upon you . If they are not sustained , your State will be invaded and your homes desolated . All that can arm themselves will rendezvous at Fayetteville , where they will await further orders . All ...
... troops of Missouri are falling back upon you . If they are not sustained , your State will be invaded and your homes desolated . All that can arm themselves will rendezvous at Fayetteville , where they will await further orders . All ...
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... troops , left Booneville , Mis- souri , for the Southwest . - N . Y. Times , July 7 . -THE Military Board of Arkansas issued a proclamation , calling for 10,000 men to repel invasion by the National troops through Mis- souri . Each ...
... troops , left Booneville , Mis- souri , for the Southwest . - N . Y. Times , July 7 . -THE Military Board of Arkansas issued a proclamation , calling for 10,000 men to repel invasion by the National troops through Mis- souri . Each ...
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... troops were now driven back some distance , and the officers ordered a retreat . The centre gave way , but the order not being heard on the flanks , the advancing United States troops were in danger of being sur- rounded themselves ...
... troops were now driven back some distance , and the officers ordered a retreat . The centre gave way , but the order not being heard on the flanks , the advancing United States troops were in danger of being sur- rounded themselves ...
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... troops rapidly retreated , and the artillery dropped a couple of shells , one of which exploded among the cavalry when they instantly fell back . Again the Union troops rushed forward and pouring in another volley the rebels scattered ...
... troops rapidly retreated , and the artillery dropped a couple of shells , one of which exploded among the cavalry when they instantly fell back . Again the Union troops rushed forward and pouring in another volley the rebels scattered ...
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advance arms army artillery attack battery battle Beauregard Blackburn's Ford bridge brigade Bull Run camp cannon Capt Captain captured cavalry Centreville citizens Colonel column command companies Confederate Congress Constitution declared division duty enemy enemy's engaged Executive Fairfax Court House Federal field fight fire flag flank force ford Fortress Monroe front Government guard guns Hampton's Legion head-quarters Heintzelman hill honor horses hundred infantry July July 26 killed Lieut Lieutenant Major Manassas Manassas Junction mand McClellan McDowell ment miles military Missouri morning North o'clock officers party passed patriotic position President prisoners rear rebellion rebels regi regiment retreat Richmond rifled road secession Second sent shot side skirmishers slave slavery soldiers South South Carolina Southern Tennessee thousand tion to-day troops Union United Virginia Volunteers wagons Warrenton turnpike Washington woods wounded York Zouaves
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Page 176 - Government. The Congress, the Executive, and the Court must each for itself be guided by its own opinion of the Constitution. Each public officer who takes an oath to support the Constitution swears that he will support it as he understands it, and not as it is understood by others.
Page 312 - Each House shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such Parts as may in their Judgment require Secrecy ; and the Yeas and Nays of the Members of either House on any question shall, at the Desire of one fifth of those Present, be entered on the Journal.
Page 316 - Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.
Page 311 - When vacancies happen in the representation from any state, the executive authority thereof shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies.
Page 313 - States, reserving to the States respectively the appointment of the officers and the authority of training the militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress; 17. To exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever over such district (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular States and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of the Government of the United States...
Page 313 - Nations ; 11 To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water ; 12 To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years ; 18 To provide and maintain a Navy...
Page 313 - The importation of negroes of the African race, from any foreign country, other than the slaveholding States or Territories of the United States of America, is hereby forbidden; and Congress is required to pass such laws as shall effectually prevent the same.
Page 313 - States ; 5 To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures ; 6 To provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the securities and current coin of the United States...
Page 216 - To state the question more directly, are all the laws but one to go unexecuted, and the government itself go to pieces lest that one be violated?
Page 316 - No slave or other person held to service or labor in any State or Territory of the Confederate States, under the laws thereof, escaping or [unlawfully carried into another, shall, in consequence of any law or regulation therein, be discharged from such service or labor; but shall be delivered up on claim of the party to whom such slave belongs, or to whom such service or labor may be due.