Abraham LincolnHarper & brothers, 1893 - 542 pages |
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Page 70
... battle , but were weary of military life . All the company , with the exception of Captain Lincoln and one pri- vate , returned to Sangamon . The captain was without a command , but he could become a private , and accordingly enlisted ...
... battle , but were weary of military life . All the company , with the exception of Captain Lincoln and one pri- vate , returned to Sangamon . The captain was without a command , but he could become a private , and accordingly enlisted ...
Page 109
... battle with the Indians at Tippecanoe , in Indiana , and whom the Whigs called " Old Tippecanoe . " He won other battles against the British in Canada . During the campaign there were mass - meetings , log - cabins , processions , brass ...
... battle with the Indians at Tippecanoe , in Indiana , and whom the Whigs called " Old Tippecanoe . " He won other battles against the British in Canada . During the campaign there were mass - meetings , log - cabins , processions , brass ...
Page 131
... battle of Buena Vista in the war with Mexico , had been elected President . During the campaign Mr. Lincoln made many speeches favoring his election , and as a reward for what he had done could have an office . He started for Washington ...
... battle of Buena Vista in the war with Mexico , had been elected President . During the campaign Mr. Lincoln made many speeches favoring his election , and as a reward for what he had done could have an office . He started for Washington ...
Page 148
... battle for principle and won the victory . Self had been sacrificed , but Freedom had triumphed . On a summer night , while attending the Supreme Court in Chicago , Mr. Lincoln sat upon the piazza of the residence of Mr. Norman B. Judd ...
... battle for principle and won the victory . Self had been sacrificed , but Freedom had triumphed . On a summer night , while attending the Supreme Court in Chicago , Mr. Lincoln sat upon the piazza of the residence of Mr. Norman B. Judd ...
Page 168
... battle of 1860 is worth a hundred of this . " Mr. Douglas saw the dilemma in which he would be placed , and evaded answering the question . Throughout the campaign he trav elled from town to town in a railway car decorated 168 LIFE OF ...
... battle of 1860 is worth a hundred of this . " Mr. Douglas saw the dilemma in which he would be placed , and evaded answering the question . Throughout the campaign he trav elled from town to town in a railway car decorated 168 LIFE OF ...
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