Prologue to Sumter: The Beginnings of the Civil War from the John Brown Raid to the Surrender of Fort Sumter, Woven Into a Continuous Narrative |
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... Convention to ad- journ before he had concluded ; but he returned to the charge in the evening and spoke with animation and energy . . . . On Saturday , the following day , and the sixth day of the Convention , Senator Bigler , a friend ...
... Convention to ad- journ before he had concluded ; but he returned to the charge in the evening and spoke with animation and energy . . . . On Saturday , the following day , and the sixth day of the Convention , Senator Bigler , a friend ...
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... Convention Hall in Chicago By Benson L. Lossing eager were the Republicans of Chicago to have the 1860 National Convention held in their city that they had a Con- vention Hall built at their expense . Afterwards it was sold at auction ...
... Convention Hall in Chicago By Benson L. Lossing eager were the Republicans of Chicago to have the 1860 National Convention held in their city that they had a Con- vention Hall built at their expense . Afterwards it was sold at auction ...
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... Convention By Murat Halstead part owner of the Cincinnati Commercial , Murat Hal- stead covered the Civil War from the hanging of John Brown to the very end . But he is best remembered for his brilliant reporting of the Republican ...
... Convention By Murat Halstead part owner of the Cincinnati Commercial , Murat Hal- stead covered the Civil War from the hanging of John Brown to the very end . But he is best remembered for his brilliant reporting of the Republican ...
Contents
Contents | 17 |
Echoes from Harpers Ferry | 29 |
The Trial of John Brown | 39 |
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