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... rout , and this soon degenerated still further into a panic . " Finding that this state of affairs was beyond the efforts of all those who had assisted so faith- fully during the long and hard day's work in gain- ing almost the object ...
... rout , and this soon degenerated still further into a panic . " Finding that this state of affairs was beyond the efforts of all those who had assisted so faith- fully during the long and hard day's work in gain- ing almost the object ...
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... completed their rout by charging directly upon their centre in the face of a scorching fire , while the 14th and 8th moved down the turnpike to cut off the retiring foe , and to support the 27th , which 60 THE C. S. A. , AND THE.
... completed their rout by charging directly upon their centre in the face of a scorching fire , while the 14th and 8th moved down the turnpike to cut off the retiring foe , and to support the 27th , which 60 THE C. S. A. , AND THE.
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... rout of the centre , the brigade of Colonel Keyes ( Tyler's Division ) had gained the right and rear of the enemy's position ; the way was open for the brigade of Schenck to pass the Stone Bridge and to join Keyes , while the brigade of ...
... rout of the centre , the brigade of Colonel Keyes ( Tyler's Division ) had gained the right and rear of the enemy's position ; the way was open for the brigade of Schenck to pass the Stone Bridge and to join Keyes , while the brigade of ...
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... rout ” and a “ panic ; " that it was really what Jefferson Davis styles it in his dispatch to the Confederate Congress , " a hard- fought field . " All the Southern accounts concur in this designation ; and they concur too in their ...
... rout ” and a “ panic ; " that it was really what Jefferson Davis styles it in his dispatch to the Confederate Congress , " a hard- fought field . " All the Southern accounts concur in this designation ; and they concur too in their ...
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... rout and retreat , and the de- scriptions of a writer who saw nothing of the bat- tle , and to whom a government defeat was a bonne bouche to be dished up " hot " for his patrons , and for his secession friends ( copies of Mr. Russell's ...
... rout and retreat , and the de- scriptions of a writer who saw nothing of the bat- tle , and to whom a government defeat was a bonne bouche to be dished up " hot " for his patrons , and for his secession friends ( copies of Mr. Russell's ...
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Page 27 - Congress, banishing all feelings of mere passion or resentment, will recollect only its duty to the whole country; that this war is not waged upon our part in any spirit of oppression, nor for any purpose of conquest or subjugation, nor purpose of overthrowing or interfering with the rights or established institutions of those States, but to defend and maintain the supremacy of the Constitution and to preserve the Union, with all the dignity, equality, and rights of the several States unimpaired;...
Page 33 - Its foundations are laid, its corner-stone rests, upon the great truth. that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery, subordination to the superior race, is his natural and normal condition.
Page 16 - It seemed to be the opinion that if we left here, force, loan, and volunteer bills might be passed, which would put Mr. Lincoln in immediate condition for hostilities, whereas by remaining in our places until the 4th of March, it is thought we can keep the hands of Mr. Buchanan tied, and disable the Republicans from effecting any legislation which will strengthen the hands of the incoming Administration . " The resolutions will be sent by the delegation to the President of the Convention.
Page 32 - The prevailing ideas entertained by him and most of the leading statesmen at the time of the formation of the old Constitution were that the enslavement of the African was in violation of the laws of nature; that it was wrong in principle, socially, morally, and politically.
Page 31 - Take care of your Nullifiers; you have them among you; let them meet with the indignant frowns of every man who loves his Country. The Tariff, it is now known, was a mere pretext—its burden was on your coarse woolens.
Page 122 - In short, the dastardly behavior of those they call regulars exposed all others that were inclined to do their duty to almost certain death ; and at last, in despite of all the efforts of the officers to the contrary, they ran, as sheep pursued by dogs, and it was impossible to rally them.
Page 122 - It is true, we have been beaten, shamefully beaten, by a handful of men, who only intended to molest and disturb our march. Victory was their smallest expectation. But see the wondrous works of Providence, the uncertainty of human things...
Page 16 - I look upon this country with our institutions as the Eden of the world, the paradise of the universe. It may be that out of it we may become greater and more prosperous, but I am candid and sincere in telling you that I fear if we...
Page 110 - The apparent firmness of the United States troops at Centreville who had not been engaged, which checked our pursuit ; the strong forces occupying the works near Georgetown, Arlington, and Alexandria ; the certainty, too, that Gen.
Page 116 - Field-Marshal assembled all the superior officers, and gave orders to send the last horse and the last man in pursuit of the enemy. The van of the army accelerated its march.