The Pictorial Book of Anecdotes of the Rebellion: Or, The Funny and Pathetic Side of the War ... from the Time of the Memorable Toast of Andrew Jackson, Uttered in 1830, in the Presence of the Original Secession Conspirators, to the Assassination of President Lincoln, and the End of the War. With Famous Words and Deeds of Woman |
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... UNION BUSHWHACKERS AND REBEL CAVALRY , 329 330 332 334 124. UNION AND REBEL PICKETS , 125. PORTRAIT OF GEN . A. E. BURNSIDE , 126. SOLDIERS CAPTURED BY A BOY , 127. PORTRAIT OF ALBERT PIKE , 128. INTREPID CONDUCT , • • 129. BOB , THE ...
... UNION BUSHWHACKERS AND REBEL CAVALRY , 329 330 332 334 124. UNION AND REBEL PICKETS , 125. PORTRAIT OF GEN . A. E. BURNSIDE , 126. SOLDIERS CAPTURED BY A BOY , 127. PORTRAIT OF ALBERT PIKE , 128. INTREPID CONDUCT , • • 129. BOB , THE ...
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... Union street , station house in was an Irishman . gave as his sentiment- " The Union : next to our Liberty the most dear : may we all remember that it can only be preserved by He had a large amount of masonry in his respecting the ...
... Union street , station house in was an Irishman . gave as his sentiment- " The Union : next to our Liberty the most dear : may we all remember that it can only be preserved by He had a large amount of masonry in his respecting the ...
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... Union and maintain the government and defend Hon . F. G. Farquar , of Virginia , meet- the federal capital . A firm policy and ing the Captain at a hotel in Paris , and prompt action was necessary . The capi- knowing his parentage ...
... Union and maintain the government and defend Hon . F. G. Farquar , of Virginia , meet- the federal capital . A firm policy and ing the Captain at a hotel in Paris , and prompt action was necessary . The capi- knowing his parentage ...
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... Union . ' ( You know , gentlemen , that I am expected to produce a plan of dissolution in the event of certain contingencies . ) To this the in- truder replied in the coolest manner possi- ble , Senator from South Carolina , will you ...
... Union . ' ( You know , gentlemen , that I am expected to produce a plan of dissolution in the event of certain contingencies . ) To this the in- truder replied in the coolest manner possi- ble , Senator from South Carolina , will you ...
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... Union question , nevertheless he would go with them to the room , and see if the matter could be amicably arranged . " Polk , I knew you were a man with a heart in your bosom ; I told ' em so . I said that no better man than Bill Polk ...
... Union question , nevertheless he would go with them to the room , and see if the matter could be amicably arranged . " Polk , I knew you were a man with a heart in your bosom ; I told ' em so . I said that no better man than Bill Polk ...
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The Pictorial Book of Anecdotes of the Rebellion: Or, the Funny and Pathetic ... Richard Miller] [Devens No preview available - 2015 |
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Popular passages
Page 545 - Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
Page 576 - Dear Madam : I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of the Adjutant-General of Massachusetts that you are the mother of five sons who • have died gloriously on the field of battle. I feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming.
Page 653 - ... that on the first day of january in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and sixtythree all persons held as slaves within any state or designated part of a state the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the united states shall be then thenceforward and forever free and the executive government of the united states including the military and naval authority thereof will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons and will do no act or acts to repress such persons...
Page 394 - Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving: and show ourselves glad in him with psalms. For the LORD is a great God: and a great King above all gods. In his hand are all the corners of the earth: and the strength of the hills is his also. The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands prepared the dry land.
Page 653 - That on the first day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any state, or designated part of a state, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward and forever free...
Page 92 - England would topple headlong and carry the whole civilized world with her, save the South. No, you dare not make war on cotton. No power on earth dares to make war upon it. Cotton is King.
Page 652 - Mr. President, I approve of the proclamation, but I question the expediency of its issue at this juncture. The depression of the public mind, consequent upon our repeated reverses, is so great that I fear the effect of so important a step. It may be viewed as the last measure of an exhausted government, a cry for help; the government stretching forth its hands to Ethiopia, instead of Ethiopia stretching forth her hands to the government.
Page 652 - Things had gone on from bad to worse until I felt that we had reached the end of our rope on the plan of operations we had been pursuing ; that we had about played our last card, and must change our tactics or lose the game. I now determined upon the adoption of the emancipation policy ; and without consultation with or the knowledge of the Cabinet, I prepared the original draft of the proclamation, and, after much anxious thought, called a Cabinet meeting upon the subject.
Page 598 - Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them : for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee ; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Page 601 - Whoso findeth a wife, findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favor of the LORD.