The light and dark of the Rebellion [by C.E. Lester]. |
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... hand on his - own work , when suddenly thirty millions of people , under one government , stood paralyzed on the brink of ruin . We had allowed Slavery to become the law of the land . We had dethroned the Liberty we had boasted of , and ...
... hand on his - own work , when suddenly thirty millions of people , under one government , stood paralyzed on the brink of ruin . We had allowed Slavery to become the law of the land . We had dethroned the Liberty we had boasted of , and ...
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... passages . But it bore on its bosom the slowly accu- mulating records of the centuries , and they poured their treasures into Gibbon's hands . He saved them forever . **** IV . Heroism in the Hospital . THE surgeon OF THE REBELLION . 15.
... passages . But it bore on its bosom the slowly accu- mulating records of the centuries , and they poured their treasures into Gibbon's hands . He saved them forever . **** IV . Heroism in the Hospital . THE surgeon OF THE REBELLION . 15.
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... hand down softly , and left this patient , to pass through the ward . It seemed to say that all that earth could do had been done , to save the life of the gallant young soldier . I followed the surgeon a few steps on the routine of ...
... hand down softly , and left this patient , to pass through the ward . It seemed to say that all that earth could do had been done , to save the life of the gallant young soldier . I followed the surgeon a few steps on the routine of ...
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... hand of the dying or dead boy , —I scarcely knew which , a faint smile passed over the surgeon's face . " I am not sure but he may come up yet . If he revives , there is one chance left for him , if it be but one in a thousand . But I ...
... hand of the dying or dead boy , —I scarcely knew which , a faint smile passed over the surgeon's face . " I am not sure but he may come up yet . If he revives , there is one chance left for him , if it be but one in a thousand . But I ...
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... hands for the first time in several weeks , -feebly , it is true , but they seemed to me strong , he exclaimed , in a natural voice , " How floats the old flag now , boys ? " -- The transition from death to life seemed like enchantment ...
... hands for the first time in several weeks , -feebly , it is true , but they seemed to me strong , he exclaimed , in a natural voice , " How floats the old flag now , boys ? " -- The transition from death to life seemed like enchantment ...
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