Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and the War YearsThis biography is drawn from the six volume work on Lincoln and new research uncovered since the original publication. |
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... McClellan's army might mean the end of the Union cause . The hazards affected McClellan's mind . Over and again in letters to his wife he told her of his courage , his resolution , how firm he was . He mentioned his faith and his ...
... McClellan's army might mean the end of the Union cause . The hazards affected McClellan's mind . Over and again in letters to his wife he told her of his courage , his resolution , how firm he was . He mentioned his faith and his ...
Page 324
... McClellan , " You wish to see your family and I wish to oblige you , " letting McClellan go to Philadelphia for a visit with wife and daughter . Three weeks had gone by since Antietam . Yet McClellan stayed north of the Potomac with ...
... McClellan , " You wish to see your family and I wish to oblige you , " letting McClellan go to Philadelphia for a visit with wife and daughter . Three weeks had gone by since Antietam . Yet McClellan stayed north of the Potomac with ...
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... McClellan group was holding sway . Fitz - John Porter was court- martialed on charges of disobedience , accused of ... McClellan's removal . Monty Blair told of this interview : " Lincoln . . . at the end of the conference rose up and ...
... McClellan group was holding sway . Fitz - John Porter was court- martialed on charges of disobedience , accused of ... McClellan's removal . Monty Blair told of this interview : " Lincoln . . . at the end of the conference rose up and ...
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Wilderness Beginnings | 3 |
New Salem Days | 22 |
The Young Legislator | 40 |
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