National History of the War for the Union, Civil, Military and Naval: Founded on Official and Other Authentic Documents, Volume 2Johnson, Fry, 1861 - United States Volume 1. Chapter i-xxix (618 pages) -- Volume 3. Chapter lxxx-cxv (642 pages). |
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... force being well concealed by the woods , and having no reason to believe my pre- sence was discovered , and no large num- ber of the enemy's tents being in sight , I determined not to return at once , but to report to yourself , which ...
... force being well concealed by the woods , and having no reason to believe my pre- sence was discovered , and no large num- ber of the enemy's tents being in sight , I determined not to return at once , but to report to yourself , which ...
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... force , or to place our rein- forcements in case he found it practicable and the position on the other side favor- able . I stated that I wished no advance made unless the enemy were of inferior force , and under no circumstances to ...
... force , or to place our rein- forcements in case he found it practicable and the position on the other side favor- able . I stated that I wished no advance made unless the enemy were of inferior force , and under no circumstances to ...
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... force . It was impossible that so careful a commander as General McClellan could have meditated such a project with such a force . In fact he appears to have had no such intentions . As he tells us in his report , " My despatch , -the ...
... force . It was impossible that so careful a commander as General McClellan could have meditated such a project with such a force . In fact he appears to have had no such intentions . As he tells us in his report , " My despatch , -the ...
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... force of the enemy . tle , General McClellan arrived at the scene of operations , and after ascertain- ing that the enemy were strengthening themselves at Leesburg , and that our means of crossing and recrossing were very insufficient ...
... force of the enemy . tle , General McClellan arrived at the scene of operations , and after ascertain- ing that the enemy were strengthening themselves at Leesburg , and that our means of crossing and recrossing were very insufficient ...
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... force to relieve Captain Duff , the whole force under the immediate command of Lieu- tenant - Colonel W. H. Jenifer , who was directed to hold his position till the ene- my made further demonstration of his design of attack . This force ...
... force to relieve Captain Duff , the whole force under the immediate command of Lieu- tenant - Colonel W. H. Jenifer , who was directed to hold his position till the ene- my made further demonstration of his design of attack . This force ...
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Page 603 - How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod.
Page 474 - Resolved : That the United States ought to cooperate with any State which may adopt gradual abolishment of slavery, giving to such State pecuniary aid, to be used by such State, in its discretion, to compensate for the inconveniences, public and private, produced by such change of system.
Page 177 - The prudent, penniless beginner in the world labors for wages awhile, saves a surplus with which to buy tools or land for himself, then labors on his own account another while, and at length hires another new beginner to help him. This is the just and generous and prosperous system which opens the way to all, gives hope to all, and consequent energy and progress and improvement of condition to all.
Page 245 - That the heads of departments, and especially the Secretaries of War and of the Navy, with all their subordinates, and the general-in-chief, with all other commanders and subordinates of land and naval forces, will severally be held to their strict and full responsibilities for prompt execution of this order. Abraham Lincoln.
Page 176 - Men, with their families — wives, sons, and daughters — work for themselves, on their farms, in their houses, and in their- shops, taking the whole product to themselves, and asking no favors of capital on the one hand, nor of hired laborers or slaves on the other.
Page 61 - King is come to marshal us, in all his armor drest, And he has bound a snow-white plume upon his gallant crest. He looked upon his people, and a tear was in his eye; He looked upon the traitors, and his glance was stern and high. Right graciously he smiled on us, as rolled from wing to wing, Down all our line, a deafening shout,
Page 475 - I said this not hastily, but deliberately. War has been made and continues to be an indispensable means to this end. A practical reacknowledgment of the national authority would render the war unnecessary, and it would at once cease. If, however, resistance continues, the war must also continue; and it is impossible to foresee all the incidents which may attend and all the ruin which may follow it. Such as may seem indispensable or may obviously promise great efficiency toward ending the struggle...
Page 603 - Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung ; By forms unseen their dirge is sung ; There Honour comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay ; And Freedom shall a while repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there ! ODE TO MERCY.
Page 61 - And if my standard-bearer fall, as fall full well he may, " For never saw I promise yet of such a bloody fray, " Press where ye see my white plume shine, amidst the ranks of war, "And be your oriflamme to-day the helmet of Navarre.
Page 467 - An act for the release of certain persons held to service or labor in the District of Columbia," has this day been approved and signed. I have never doubted the constitutional authority of Congress to abolish slavery in this District, and I have ever desired to see the National Capital freed from the institution in some satisfactory way. Hence there has never been...