The American Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year ..., Volume 5; Volume 1865D. Appleton, 1869 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... Union between the compact styled the Constitution of the United States of America , " was unauthorized , and is hereby declared to have been and is null and void ; and ask that the same may be adopted in lieu of the ordinance report ed ...
... Union between the compact styled the Constitution of the United States of America , " was unauthorized , and is hereby declared to have been and is null and void ; and ask that the same may be adopted in lieu of the ordinance report ed ...
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... union of those Southern dioceses which , in consequence of the political separation of the Southern States from the Union , had withdrawn from the general convention and organized a Southern General Council , " had prominently engaged ...
... union of those Southern dioceses which , in consequence of the political separation of the Southern States from the Union , had withdrawn from the general convention and organized a Southern General Council , " had prominently engaged ...
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... Union element and their rebel neighbors , resulting in the exile of nearly all the loyal families who could escape , stripped of all their property , and thrown helpless on the charity of the benevolent . A great many of these families ...
... Union element and their rebel neighbors , resulting in the exile of nearly all the loyal families who could escape , stripped of all their property , and thrown helpless on the charity of the benevolent . A great many of these families ...
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... Union loss during the day was estimated at 1,500 to 2,000 men . The loss of the enemy was estimated as exceeding 1,000 men , includ- ing Gen. J. Pegram and Col. Hoffman , as killed . During the night the works were strength- ened , and ...
... Union loss during the day was estimated at 1,500 to 2,000 men . The loss of the enemy was estimated as exceeding 1,000 men , includ- ing Gen. J. Pegram and Col. Hoffman , as killed . During the night the works were strength- ened , and ...
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... Union commanders of the depart- ment to destroy it . The force of the enemy had always proved strong enough to defeat these efforts . On Jan. 13th the advance from Beaufort began . The division of Gen. Hatch had taken a position near ...
... Union commanders of the depart- ment to destroy it . The force of the enemy had always proved strong enough to defeat these efforts . On Jan. 13th the advance from Beaufort began . The division of Gen. Hatch had taken a position near ...
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Page 204 - I have commanded you, and lo ! I am with you alway, even to the end of the world.
Page 216 - One method of assault may be to effect, in the forms of the constitution, alterations which will impair the energy of the system, and thus to undermine what cannot be directly overthrown.
Page 299 - President, who shall communicate the same to Congress, and shall also make special reports whenever required to do so by the President or either house of Congress...
Page 261 - The person having the greatest number of votes for president, shall be the president, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed; and if no person...
Page 175 - Where one of two innocent persons must suffer by the act of a third, he, by whose negligence it happened, must be the sufferer.
Page 64 - April 7, 1865 GENERAL : — I have received your note of this date. Though not entertaining the opinion you express on the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia...
Page 241 - ART. 57. Whosoever shall be convicted of holding correspondence with, or giving intelligence to, the enemy, either directly or indirectly, shall suffer death, or such other punishment as shall be ordered by the sentence of a general court-martial.
Page 393 - I, , do solemnly swear or (affirm), in presence of Almighty God, that I will henceforth faithfully support, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Union of the States thereunder, and that I will in like manner abide by and faithfully support all laws and proclamations which have been made during the existing rebellion with reference to the emancipation of slaves. So help me God.
Page 11 - The fourth section of the fourth article of the constitution of the United States provides that the United States shall guarantee to every State in the Union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion ; and on the application of the legislature or of the executive (when the legislature cannot be convened) against domestic violence.
Page 64 - I do not think the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender of this army, but as the restoration of peace should be the sole object of all. I desire to know whether your proposals would lead to that end. I cannot, therefore, meet you with a view to surrender the Army of Northern Virginia, but as far as your proposal may affect the Confederate States...