Reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln: By Distinguished Men of His TimeAllen Thorndike Rice W. Blackwood, 1888 - 656 pages Carl W. Schaefer collection. |
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... questions about the battle . Governor Curtin replied , " Mr. President , it was not a battle , it was a butchery , " and proceeded to give a graphic description of the scenes he had wit- nessed . Lincoln was heart - broken at the ...
... questions about the battle . Governor Curtin replied , " Mr. President , it was not a battle , it was a butchery , " and proceeded to give a graphic description of the scenes he had wit- nessed . Lincoln was heart - broken at the ...
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By Distinguished Men of His Time Allen Thorndike Rice. I have only answered your questions . No doubt my impressions have been colored by the sufferings I have seen . I trust matters will look brighter when the official reports come in ...
By Distinguished Men of His Time Allen Thorndike Rice. I have only answered your questions . No doubt my impressions have been colored by the sufferings I have seen . I trust matters will look brighter when the official reports come in ...
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... question , Lincoln's face grew sunny and bright . " I can trust Phil , " he said ; " he's all right ! " As a result of this conference , one of the assist- ant secretaries of war was sent to Petersburg with a strictly unofficial message ...
... question , Lincoln's face grew sunny and bright . " I can trust Phil , " he said ; " he's all right ! " As a result of this conference , one of the assist- ant secretaries of war was sent to Petersburg with a strictly unofficial message ...
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... question of ascendency in the Cabinet during the War of the Rebellion is still earnestly discussed by some . The names of Lincoln , Seward and Stan- ton have each advocates claiming unquestioned pre- eminence for one or the other of ...
... question of ascendency in the Cabinet during the War of the Rebellion is still earnestly discussed by some . The names of Lincoln , Seward and Stan- ton have each advocates claiming unquestioned pre- eminence for one or the other of ...
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... question , they saved the nation from a war with England , which , at that period , would probably have resulted in the estab- lishment of the Southern Confederacy . * This fac - simile , originally designed by me for this volume , was ...
... question , they saved the nation from a war with England , which , at that period , would probably have resulted in the estab- lishment of the Southern Confederacy . * This fac - simile , originally designed by me for this volume , was ...
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