General Butler in New Orleans: History of the Administration of the Department of the Gulf in the Year 1862: with an Account of the Capture of New Orleans, and a Sketch of the Previous Career of the General, Civil and Military |
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... French call " the courage of opinion ; " which a man could not fail to have who has passed his whole life in a minority , generally a hopeless minority , but a minor- ity always active , incisive , and inspired with the audacity which ...
... French call " the courage of opinion ; " which a man could not fail to have who has passed his whole life in a minority , generally a hopeless minority , but a minor- ity always active , incisive , and inspired with the audacity which ...
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... French kept out ; the German cotton planters deliv ered ; the rebels quelled ; the blockading squadron released . Home- ward sped the general to get more of his troops on the way . The Constitution , which had conveyed General Phelps to ...
... French kept out ; the German cotton planters deliv ered ; the rebels quelled ; the blockading squadron released . Home- ward sped the general to get more of his troops on the way . The Constitution , which had conveyed General Phelps to ...
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... French Revolution , was originated by the attempt to give political character to an institution which was not susceptible of political character . The church , by being endowed with political power , with its convents , its schools ...
... French Revolution , was originated by the attempt to give political character to an institution which was not susceptible of political character . The church , by being endowed with political power , with its convents , its schools ...
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... French bed- stead half filled the little cabin . · A closer acquaintance with the island did not raise the spirits of the troops . The heat was intense . Innumerable were the flies . The general discomfit was extreme ; and to add to the ...
... French bed- stead half filled the little cabin . · A closer acquaintance with the island did not raise the spirits of the troops . The heat was intense . Innumerable were the flies . The general discomfit was extreme ; and to add to the ...
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... French , A. D. C. and Acting Inspector - General . Captain Peter Haggerty , Aide - de - Camp . First Lieutenant W. H. Wiegel , A. D. C. First Lieutenant J. W. Cushing , Thirty - first Mass . Volunteers , Acting Chief Quartermaster ...
... French , A. D. C. and Acting Inspector - General . Captain Peter Haggerty , Aide - de - Camp . First Lieutenant W. H. Wiegel , A. D. C. First Lieutenant J. W. Cushing , Thirty - first Mass . Volunteers , Acting Chief Quartermaster ...
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Page 482 - Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel : therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die ; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life ; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity ; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
Page 49 - That the enactments of State legislatures to defeat the faithful execution of the Fugitive Slave law are hostile in character, subversive of the Constitution, and revolutionary in their effect.
Page 46 - Resolved, That we, the Democracy of the Union, in Convention assembled, hereby declare our affirmance of the resolutions unanimously adopted and declared as a platform of principles by the Democratic Convention at Cincinnati, in the year 1856, believing that Democratic principles are unchangeable in their nature, when applied to the same subject-matters...
Page 307 - In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, until thou return unto the ground ; for out of it wast thou taken. For dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Page 450 - I, AB, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America ; that I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies whomsoever ; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States, and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to the rules and articles of war.
Page 276 - ... drawn upon the city at any moment, and in such an event the levee would, in all probability, be cut by the shells, and an amount of distress ensue to the innocent population which I have heretofore endeavored to assure you that I desired by all means to avoid.
Page 567 - ... him, weep the true friend, the gallant gentleman, the brave soldier, the accomplished officer, the pure patriot and victorious hero, and the devoted Christian. All, and more, went out when Williams died. By a singular felicity, the manner of his death illustrated each of these generous qualities. " The chivalric American gentleman, he gave up the vantage of the cover of the houses of the city, forming his lines in the open field, lest the women and children of his enemies should be hurt in the...
Page 193 - Here it may be necessary for you to land your troops and cooperate with the naval attack, although it is more than probable that the navy,. unassisted, can accomplish the result. If these works are taken, the city of New Orleans necessarily falls. In that event, it will probably be best to occupy Algiers with the mass of your troops, also the eastern bank of the river above the city.
Page 234 - The Flag-Officer, having heard all the opinions expressed by the different commanders, is of the opinion that whatever is to be done will have to be done quickly...
Page 619 - You know I am incapable of the weakness of jealousy, Peter; but what I have seen with my own eyes, and heard with my own ears, in this disguise, must command credit, however reluctantly granted.