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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... reported this to Washington as a victory . But Lincoln was through with gathering more troops for McClellan , saying , reported Browning : " That if by magic he could reinforce McClelland with 100,000 men today he would be in an ecstasy ...
... reported this to Washington as a victory . But Lincoln was through with gathering more troops for McClellan , saying , reported Browning : " That if by magic he could reinforce McClelland with 100,000 men today he would be in an ecstasy ...
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... reported men they personally hated , paid off old grudges . Also some officials credentialed from Washington used their powers like fools and petty tyrants . The Sons of Liberty , the Circle of Hosts , the Union Relief Society , the ...
... reported men they personally hated , paid off old grudges . Also some officials credentialed from Washington used their powers like fools and petty tyrants . The Sons of Liberty , the Circle of Hosts , the Union Relief Society , the ...
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... reported that Union pickets still held Ball's Cross Roads and " no firing had been heard since sunset . " The President asked if any firing had been heard before sunset , and the answer being that none was reported , he laughed about ...
... reported that Union pickets still held Ball's Cross Roads and " no firing had been heard since sunset . " The President asked if any firing had been heard before sunset , and the answer being that none was reported , he laughed about ...
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Wilderness Beginnings | 3 |
New Salem Days | 22 |
The Young Legislator | 40 |
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