The Life and Administration of Abraham Lincoln: Presenting His Early History, Political Career, Speeches, Messages, Proclamations, Letters, Etc., with a General View of His Policy as President of the United States, Embracing the Leading Events of the War. Also the European Press on His DeathReprinted, W. Abbatt, 1933 |
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... Sumter , which , it was thought , could not fail to unite all the Southern people as one man against the North . General Beauregard , the Confederate commander at Charleston , was accordingly instructed to demand the surrender of Fort ...
... Sumter , which , it was thought , could not fail to unite all the Southern people as one man against the North . General Beauregard , the Confederate commander at Charleston , was accordingly instructed to demand the surrender of Fort ...
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... Fort Sumter in a most satisfactory and lucid man- ner , and thus set forth the course which he had endeavoured to pursue towards the seceded States , until their open act of bloodshed had compelled him to sterner measures . " The policy ...
... Fort Sumter in a most satisfactory and lucid man- ner , and thus set forth the course which he had endeavoured to pursue towards the seceded States , until their open act of bloodshed had compelled him to sterner measures . " The policy ...
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... Fort Sumter . Said Mr. Lincoln- " By the affair of Fort Sumter , with its surrounding circum- stances , that point was reached . Then and thereby the assailants of the Government began the conflict of arms , without a gun in sight or in ...
... Fort Sumter . Said Mr. Lincoln- " By the affair of Fort Sumter , with its surrounding circum- stances , that point was reached . Then and thereby the assailants of the Government began the conflict of arms , without a gun in sight or in ...
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