The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 5Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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Page 42
... insurgents have instituted revolution with open , flagrant , deadly war to compel the United States to acquiesce in the dismemberment of the Union . The United States have ac- cepted this civil war as an inevitable necessity . The ...
... insurgents have instituted revolution with open , flagrant , deadly war to compel the United States to acquiesce in the dismemberment of the Union . The United States have ac- cepted this civil war as an inevitable necessity . The ...
Page 48
... insurgents began their des- perate undertaking to establish a confederacy of the fifteen slave States . At some time within the previous six months they had virtually displaced the flag of the Union in thirteen of those States by ...
... insurgents began their des- perate undertaking to establish a confederacy of the fifteen slave States . At some time within the previous six months they had virtually displaced the flag of the Union in thirteen of those States by ...
Page 50
... insurgents , on their retreat from Winchester to Strasburg , by Shields ; the victory of General Pope at New Madrid ; and the bombardment of Island No. 10 , in the Mis- sissippi , by Commodore Foote . A movement of the main army of the ...
... insurgents , on their retreat from Winchester to Strasburg , by Shields ; the victory of General Pope at New Madrid ; and the bombardment of Island No. 10 , in the Mis- sissippi , by Commodore Foote . A movement of the main army of the ...
Page 53
... insurgents have been abandoned , and the southern border of Tennessee , an interior slave State , has been crossed by the advancing armies of the nation , which , after the victories of Fort Henry , Fort Donelson , the occupation of ...
... insurgents have been abandoned , and the southern border of Tennessee , an interior slave State , has been crossed by the advancing armies of the nation , which , after the victories of Fort Henry , Fort Donelson , the occupation of ...
Page 54
... insurgents are abandoning their entire line on that river and retiring to the vicinity of Richmond . The East- ern Shore of Virginia has been relieved by General Lockwood's brigade from the small insurgent force which early organized ...
... insurgents are abandoning their entire line on that river and retiring to the vicinity of Richmond . The East- ern Shore of Virginia has been relieved by General Lockwood's brigade from the small insurgent force which early organized ...
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