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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... present , will read with absorbing avidity he historian's volume ; the poet's ringing verse will not cease to be the keynote to arm the sympathies and rouse the heart to greater love of patriotism , freedom and ustice ; and the more ...
... present , will read with absorbing avidity he historian's volume ; the poet's ringing verse will not cease to be the keynote to arm the sympathies and rouse the heart to greater love of patriotism , freedom and ustice ; and the more ...
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... present work , -THE BOOK OF ANECDOTES and Incidents OF THE WAR OF THE REBELLION , —is distinctive alike from that of the sober History , the connected Narrative , and the impassioned Story . Whilst embracing all that is striking and ...
... present work , -THE BOOK OF ANECDOTES and Incidents OF THE WAR OF THE REBELLION , —is distinctive alike from that of the sober History , the connected Narrative , and the impassioned Story . Whilst embracing all that is striking and ...
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... present , the birthday of perceiving the drift of the whole perform- Thomas Jefferson , ance , withdrew in disgust before sum- and those who at- moned to the table ; but the sturdy old tended the party did President , perfectly informed ...
... present , the birthday of perceiving the drift of the whole perform- Thomas Jefferson , ance , withdrew in disgust before sum- and those who at- moned to the table ; but the sturdy old tended the party did President , perfectly informed ...
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... present , with a single excep- tion , uttered a hearty " Ay ! " " Mr. President , I cordially concur in every word of that document , except , that instead of a call for 75,000 men , I would make it 200,000 . You do not know the ...
... present , with a single excep- tion , uttered a hearty " Ay ! " " Mr. President , I cordially concur in every word of that document , except , that instead of a call for 75,000 men , I would make it 200,000 . You do not know the ...
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... present condition of the country . The substance of the conversa- tion was that while Mr. D. was unalterably opposed to the administration on all its political issues , he was prepared to sustain the President in the exercise of all his ...
... present condition of the country . The substance of the conversa- tion was that while Mr. D. was unalterably opposed to the administration on all its political issues , he was prepared to sustain the President in the exercise of all his ...
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The Pictorial Book of Anecdotes of the Rebellion: Or, the Funny and Pathetic ... Richard Miller] [Devens No preview available - 2015 |
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.