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... river and the port of Wilmington . A fleet of naval vessels , surpassing in numbers and equipments any which had assembled during the war , was collected with despatch at Hampton Roads . Various causes intervened to delay the movement ...
... river and the port of Wilmington . A fleet of naval vessels , surpassing in numbers and equipments any which had assembled during the war , was collected with despatch at Hampton Roads . Various causes intervened to delay the movement ...
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... river , the channel of which was speedily buoyed , and the removal of torpedoes forth- with commenced . The rebels witnessing the fall of Fort Fisher , at once evacu- ated and blew up Fort Caswell , destroyed Bald Head Fort and Fort ...
... river , the channel of which was speedily buoyed , and the removal of torpedoes forth- with commenced . The rebels witnessing the fall of Fort Fisher , at once evacu- ated and blew up Fort Caswell , destroyed Bald Head Fort and Fort ...
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... river in concert . Fort Anderson , an important work , was evacuated during the night of the 18th of February , General Schofield advancing upon this fort with eight thousand men , while the gunboats attacked it by water . On the 21st ...
... river in concert . Fort Anderson , an important work , was evacuated during the night of the 18th of February , General Schofield advancing upon this fort with eight thousand men , while the gunboats attacked it by water . On the 21st ...
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... river ; and even if successful in crossing , that it was in their power to destroy the boats by their marsh batteries and the innumerable torpedoes with which the river was filled . They did succeed in sinking two of the monitors and ...
... river ; and even if successful in crossing , that it was in their power to destroy the boats by their marsh batteries and the innumerable torpedoes with which the river was filled . They did succeed in sinking two of the monitors and ...
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... river , near Richmond , Virginia ; yet we find in the journal of practice no evidence of the great inconvenience and suffering endured by those who first served on board the monitors . Her record , indeed , shows that for the second ...
... river , near Richmond , Virginia ; yet we find in the journal of practice no evidence of the great inconvenience and suffering endured by those who first served on board the monitors . Her record , indeed , shows that for the second ...
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Page 617 - General: I received at a late hour your note of to-day. In mine of yesterday I did not intend to propose the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, but to ask the terms of your proposition. To be frank, I do not think the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender of this army...
Page 17 - ... the preservation of the sacred fire of liberty, and the destiny of the republican model of government, are justly considered as deeply, perhaps as finally staked, on the experiment intrusted to the hands of the American people.
Page 318 - That no certificate shall be given or patent issued therefor until the expiration of five years from, the date of such entry ; and if, at the expiration of such time, or at any time within two years thereafter, the person making such entry ; or, if he be dead, his widow...
Page 607 - I shall, unless in your wisdom you deem some other course more expedient, deliver to the several State authorities all commissioned officers of the United States that may hereafter be captured by our forces in any of the States embraced in the proclamation, that they may be dealt with in accordance with the laws of those States providing for the punishment of criminals engaged in exciting servile insurrection.
Page 612 - Second, to hammer continuously against the armed force of the enemy and his resources, until by mere attrition, if in no other way, there should be nothing left to him but an equal submission with the loyal section of our common country to the Constitution and laws of the land.
Page 617 - I received your letter of this date containing the terms of the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia as proposed by you. As they are substantially the same as those expressed in your letter of the 8th inst., they are accepted. I will proceed to designate the proper officers to carry the stipulations into effect. RE LEE, General LIEUT.-GENERAL US GRANT.
Page 271 - SIR : -I have the honor to present the following report of the operations of the mint and its branches for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1865.
Page 296 - An Ordinance for ascertaining the mode of disposing of Lands in the Western Territory.
Page 617 - GENERAL : I received your note of this morning on the picketline, whither I had come to meet you and ascertain definitely what terms were embraced in your proposal of yesterday, with reference to the surrender of this army. I now ask an interview, in accordance with the offer contained in your letter of yesterday, for that purpose.
Page 612 - ... the army most vigorously pressed, and to furlough large numbers, during seasons of inactivity on our part, to go to their homes and do the work of producing for the support of their armies. It was a question whether our numerical strength and resources were not more than balanced by these disadvantages and the enemy's superior position.