Southern History of the War, Volume 1This work presents the history of the Civil War from a pro-Southern perspective. |
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Page 21
... remained for years a signal of the country's glory and of course the motto of ambitious politicians and the favorite theme of demagogues . This unnatural tumor was not pecu- liar to any party or any portion of the country . It was ...
... remained for years a signal of the country's glory and of course the motto of ambitious politicians and the favorite theme of demagogues . This unnatural tumor was not pecu- liar to any party or any portion of the country . It was ...
Page 38
... remained in it , with the hope of effecting some ultimate settlement of the difficulty . The breach , however , widened . The reassembling of the Convention at Baltimore resulted in a final and embittered separation of the opposing ...
... remained in it , with the hope of effecting some ultimate settlement of the difficulty . The breach , however , widened . The reassembling of the Convention at Baltimore resulted in a final and embittered separation of the opposing ...
Page 44
... remained in session several days , and adjourned without agreeing upon any satis- factory plan of adjustment . Most of the delegates from the Border Slave States indicated a willingness to accept the few and feeble guaranties contained ...
... remained in session several days , and adjourned without agreeing upon any satis- factory plan of adjustment . Most of the delegates from the Border Slave States indicated a willingness to accept the few and feeble guaranties contained ...
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... remained of the Government of the United States , belong to history . Whatever their disgrace , it was surpassed , however , by another display of character on the part of the coming statesman . While at Harrisburg , Pennsylvania , and ...
... remained of the Government of the United States , belong to history . Whatever their disgrace , it was surpassed , however , by another display of character on the part of the coming statesman . While at Harrisburg , Pennsylvania , and ...
Page 52
... remained long enough to witness the subversion of all the principles that had before contributed to the prosperity and stability of the American Government ; to learn , as far as possible , the course the gov- ernment would pursue ...
... remained long enough to witness the subversion of all the principles that had before contributed to the prosperity and stability of the American Government ; to learn , as far as possible , the course the gov- ernment would pursue ...
Other editions - View all
Southern History of the War: The Third Year of the War Edward Alfred Pollard No preview available - 2016 |
Southern History of the War: The Third Year of the War (Classic Reprint) Edward Alfred Pollard No preview available - 2017 |
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A. P. Hill advance arms army artillery attack bank batteries Beauregard Bragg bridge brigade camp campaign captured Carolina cavalry Charleston Chattanooga Colonel column command commenced Confederacy Confederate Congress corps crossed declared defence division enemy enemy's engaged evacuation expedition fall back federacy Federal fell field fight fire flag flank force Fort Sumter Fredericksburg front gunboats guns Harper's Ferry Hill hundred infantry Island Jackson Johnston Kentucky killed and wounded Lincoln Longstreet loss Manassas McClellan ment miles military Mississippi Missouri morning Morris Island Mountain moved movement negro night North North Carolina Northern o'clock occupied officers opened ordered party pieces of artillery portion position Potomac President prisoners railroad rear regiment reinforcements repulsed retreat Richmond river road Roanoke Island shot side slavery soldiers South Southern spirit surrender Tennessee thousand tion troops Turner Ashby Union Valley Vicksburg victory Virginia Washington West whole Yankee