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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... returned with a company of ninety should be hauled down . armed men , and demanded that the flag But on discover- ing that the house was filled with gallant men , armed to their teeth , who would rather die as dearly as possible than ...
... returned with a company of ninety should be hauled down . armed men , and demanded that the flag But on discover- ing that the house was filled with gallant men , armed to their teeth , who would rather die as dearly as possible than ...
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... returned soldier named Thompson , residing in Washington , was engaged in conversation with some parties at a public house in Peoria , Illinois , an individual entered , and as he passed the soldier , shouted , " Hurrah for Jeff . Davis ...
... returned soldier named Thompson , residing in Washington , was engaged in conversation with some parties at a public house in Peoria , Illinois , an individual entered , and as he passed the soldier , shouted , " Hurrah for Jeff . Davis ...
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... returned , but it was some nection with many other Congressional time before harmony was restored , for the bills and measures . It is hardly neces- mishaps to the secretaries caused such sary to add , that more than one section bursts ...
... returned , but it was some nection with many other Congressional time before harmony was restored , for the bills and measures . It is hardly neces- mishaps to the secretaries caused such sary to add , that more than one section bursts ...
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... returned the General ; " I want to see my A great city for Union people , Union wife . You have compelled me to leave speeches , Union flag - raising , etc. , is her , by your infernal treason . You surely The boys are even more ...
... returned the General ; " I want to see my A great city for Union people , Union wife . You have compelled me to leave speeches , Union flag - raising , etc. , is her , by your infernal treason . You surely The boys are even more ...
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... returned to the farm , taken possession of war , a somewhat wrathful secession sym- the mansion , and set up a claim to the pathizer - one of the New England and harvest of 1862. She came with her consequently one of the worst kind ...
... returned to the farm , taken possession of war , a somewhat wrathful secession sym- the mansion , and set up a claim to the pathizer - one of the New England and harvest of 1862. She came with her consequently one of the worst kind ...
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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 |
Common terms and phrases
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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.