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... slavery question . Antislavery Congressmen were reluctant to vote in- creases for the army if federal troops were to be used to protect slavery in the territories or to recapture fugitive slaves . With many of the abolitionists also ...
... slavery question . Antislavery Congressmen were reluctant to vote in- creases for the army if federal troops were to be used to protect slavery in the territories or to recapture fugitive slaves . With many of the abolitionists also ...
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... slavery , he called for a ' VIGOROUS PROSECUTION OF PEACE FOR THE UNION . ' 14 These same sentiments were repeated by Vallandigham a few weeks later in the course of a political speech in Ohio , in which he charged the administration ...
... slavery , he called for a ' VIGOROUS PROSECUTION OF PEACE FOR THE UNION . ' 14 These same sentiments were repeated by Vallandigham a few weeks later in the course of a political speech in Ohio , in which he charged the administration ...
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... slavery.39 Such gloomy forebodings over the fate of the nation were swiftly drowned out as the Northern armies achieved their final victories in the spring of 1865. The Union had been preserved and slavery abolished , although only ...
... slavery.39 Such gloomy forebodings over the fate of the nation were swiftly drowned out as the Northern armies achieved their final victories in the spring of 1865. The Union had been preserved and slavery abolished , although only ...
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The AngloAmerican Heritage | 3 |
The Founding Fathers Reaffirm Civil Supremacy | 18 |
The Defeat of the Federalist Military Plans | 32 |
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