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... shot was fired . The deep thunder woke the morning echoes , and rolled away over the trembling waters of the bay . At that moment the great clock of Destiny struck its warning note ! A few moments of dead silence followed this first ...
... shot was fired . The deep thunder woke the morning echoes , and rolled away over the trembling waters of the bay . At that moment the great clock of Destiny struck its warning note ! A few moments of dead silence followed this first ...
Page 55
... shot , and a small quantity at that , to reply to the enemy's heavy cannonading , the prospects were that starvation would soon have made them strike their flag to the foe ; and why so violent an attack should have been made upon the ...
... shot , and a small quantity at that , to reply to the enemy's heavy cannonading , the prospects were that starvation would soon have made them strike their flag to the foe ; and why so violent an attack should have been made upon the ...
Page 56
... shot and shell that swept the crest of the ramparts . Anderson was able only to reply with solid shot , and these fell harmlessly upon the enemy's works . The barracks again and again caught fire , and required great energy and daring ...
... shot and shell that swept the crest of the ramparts . Anderson was able only to reply with solid shot , and these fell harmlessly upon the enemy's works . The barracks again and again caught fire , and required great energy and daring ...
Page 57
... shot , ceased firing and lay down for the night . The enemy , however , did not remit his attack , but all night long his ponderous shot kept smiting the solid walls of the fort . Early on Saturday morning the little garrison were again ...
... shot , ceased firing and lay down for the night . The enemy , however , did not remit his attack , but all night long his ponderous shot kept smiting the solid walls of the fort . Early on Saturday morning the little garrison were again ...
Page 58
... shot was occasionally fired to let the fleet outside and the enemy know they had not surrendered . The shells and ammunition in the upper service magazine now caught fire and exploded with a fearful crash , sending splintered beams and ...
... shot was occasionally fired to let the fleet outside and the enemy know they had not surrendered . The shells and ammunition in the upper service magazine now caught fire and exploded with a fearful crash , sending splintered beams and ...
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Page 205 - And I further declare and make known that such persons of suitable condition will be received into the armed service of the United States to garrison forts, positions, stations, and other places, and to man vessels of all sorts in said service.
Page 204 - That on the first day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any state, or designated part of a state, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward and forever free...
Page 204 - And by virtue of the power and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States and parts of States are, and henceforward shall be, free; and that the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons.
Page 204 - States are, and henceforward shall be free ; and that the Executive Government of the United States, including the Military and Naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons. And I hereby enjoin upon the people so declared to be free, to abstain from all violence, unless in necessary self-defence, and I recommend to them, that in all cases, when allowed, they labor faithfully for reasonable wages.
Page 204 - ... order and designate, as the States and parts of States wherein the people thereof respectively are this day in rebellion against the United States...
Page 211 - GENERAL: Your note of last evening, in reply to mine of same date, asking the condition on which I will accept the surrender of the army of Northern Virginia, is just received. In reply I would say that, peace being my great desire, there is but one condition I would insist upon, namely: That the men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms again against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged.
Page 204 - St. Martin, and Orleans, including the city of New Orleans,) Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, (except the forty-eight counties designated as West Virginia, and also the counties of Berkeley, Accomac, Northampton, Elizabeth City, York, Princess...
Page 204 - ... or the people thereof shall on that day be in good faith represented in the congress of the united states by members chosen thereto at elections wherein a majority of the qualified...
Page 18 - On all leading questions agitating the public mind I will always express my views to Congress and urge them according to my judgment, and when I think it advisable will exercise the constitutional privilege of interposing a veto to defeat measures which I oppose; but all laws will be faithfully executed, whether they meet my approval or not. I shall on all subjects have a policy to recommend, but none to enforce against the will of the people.
Page 204 - Now, therefore I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested as Commander-in-chief of the army and navy of the United States, in time of actual armed rebellion against the authority and Government of the United States, and as a fit and necessary war measure for suppressing said rebellion, do on this...