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A. P. Hill advance Alabama arms army artillery assault attack authority batteries blockade brigade Captain Semmes captured cavalry CHAPTER Chickahominy citizens Colonel column command Confederacy Confederate Congress Constitution corps crossed D. H. Hill declared defence destroyed division election enemy enemy's engaged eral evacuation Federal Government fire flank fleet force Fort Donelson Fort Sumter Fredericksburg Frémont front Grant gunboats guns harbor Harper's Ferry heavy held Hill's infantry intrenchments ironclads Jackson James River Jefferson Davis Johnston killed Lee's Lincoln line of battle Longstreet loss ment miles military Mississippi Missouri morning moved movement naval night North Northern officers peace pieces of artillery ports position President prisoners proclamation railroad reached rear reinforcements repulsed resistance retreat Richmond road secession sent ship side slavery slaves soon South South Carolina Southern sovereignty supplies surrender Tennessee territory tion troops Union United vessels Vicksburg Virginia Washington withdraw wounded
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Page 200 - 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. And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God.
Page 9 - That the maintenance inviolate of the rights of the States, and especially the right of each State to order and control its own domestic institutions according to its own judgment exclusively...
Page 3 - May next a Convention of delegates who shall have been appointed by the several states be held at Philadelphia for the sole and express purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation and reporting to Congress and the several legislatures...
Page 9 - I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so; and I have no inclination to do so.
Page 482 - The officers to give their individual paroles not to take up arms against the government of the United States until properly exchanged; and each company or regimental commander to sign a like parole for the men of their commands. The arms, artillery, and public property to be parked and stacked, and turned over to the officers appointed by me to receive them. This will not embrace the side-arms of the officers nor their private horses or baggage.
Page 2 - II Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom and independence, and every power, jurisdiction and right which is not by this Confederation expressly delegated to the United States in Congress assembled.
Page 3 - Every State shall abide by the determinations of the United States in Congress assembled, on all questions which by this confederation are submitted to them. And the articles of this confederation shall be inviolably observed by every State, and the Union shall be perpetual...
Page 317 - The neutral flag covers enemy's goods, with the exception of contraband of war; 3. Neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under enemy's flag; 4. Blockades, in order to be binding, must be effective — that is to say, maintained by a force sufficient really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy.
Page 287 - Believing that the People of Maryland possessed a spirit . too lofty to submit to such a government, the people of the South have long wished to aid you in throwing off this foreign yoke, to enable you again to enjoy the inalienable rights of freemen, and restore independence and sovereignty to your State.
Page 272 - August the convention passed an ordinance to " provide for the formation of a new State out of a portion of the territory of this State.