Abraham LincolnHarper & brothers, 1893 - 542 pages |
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... Potomac , into the valley of the Shenandoah , and settling upon lands which 1759. George Washington had surveyed . John Hanks , junior , and John and Thomas Lincoln sold their farms in Union , made their way across the Potomac River ...
... Potomac , into the valley of the Shenandoah , and settling upon lands which 1759. George Washington had surveyed . John Hanks , junior , and John and Thomas Lincoln sold their farms in Union , made their way across the Potomac River ...
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... Potomac , green fields , the City of Washington , the stately He was patrician by birth and education , and cast his lot with the slave power . Capitol . The Secessionists burned the bridges on the railroads leading north from Baltimore ...
... Potomac , green fields , the City of Washington , the stately He was patrician by birth and education , and cast his lot with the slave power . Capitol . The Secessionists burned the bridges on the railroads leading north from Baltimore ...
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... Potomac and the Capitol . The night was calm and still , the full moon shining , when the Union soldiers rolled up their blankets , fell into line , and marched across the Long Bridge . Three regiments crossed at Georgetown . The " Fire ...
... Potomac and the Capitol . The night was calm and still , the full moon shining , when the Union soldiers rolled up their blankets , fell into line , and marched across the Long Bridge . Three regiments crossed at Georgetown . The " Fire ...
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... Potomac below Mount Vernon ? Why not do something to enable the frigate Minnesota , lying at Wash- ington Navy - yard , to reach Chesapeake Bay ? Why allow a handful of Confederates , not more than 4000 in number , to throw up ...
... Potomac below Mount Vernon ? Why not do something to enable the frigate Minnesota , lying at Wash- ington Navy - yard , to reach Chesapeake Bay ? Why allow a handful of Confederates , not more than 4000 in number , to throw up ...
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... Potomac ; that the total Confeder- ate force in Northern Virginia was 115,000 . The reports were greatly exaggerated . We now know the force was only 47,000 . The discontent of the people at the inaction of the army manifested itself in ...
... Potomac ; that the total Confeder- ate force in Northern Virginia was 115,000 . The reports were greatly exaggerated . We now know the force was only 47,000 . The discontent of the people at the inaction of the army manifested itself in ...
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