The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, Volume 2Frank Moore G. P. Putnam, 1862 - United States |
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... thousand hardy - looking and well - drilled men , arrived at Washington . They are fully equipped and armed with the ... thousands of troops now engaged in the defence of the Union . The serpent's egg , ( secession , ) he said , was ...
... thousand hardy - looking and well - drilled men , arrived at Washington . They are fully equipped and armed with the ... thousands of troops now engaged in the defence of the Union . The serpent's egg , ( secession , ) he said , was ...
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... thousand to fifteen hun- dred strong , who poured in a heavy and con- tinuous fire of musketry upon them from the bushes near by . Under cover of the guns of the Freeborn the crews precipitately made for the steamer , leaving a few of ...
... thousand to fifteen hun- dred strong , who poured in a heavy and con- tinuous fire of musketry upon them from the bushes near by . Under cover of the guns of the Freeborn the crews precipitately made for the steamer , leaving a few of ...
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... thousand men we have in the field will not be content to lay down their arms in peace , until they have struck a blow that shall quiver through the North ; and unless this be done , the millions they have left behind them will have ...
... thousand men we have in the field will not be content to lay down their arms in peace , until they have struck a blow that shall quiver through the North ; and unless this be done , the millions they have left behind them will have ...
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... thousand men , left Frederick at day - break this morning by the turnpike for Hagerstown , under the command of Lieut . Col. Dushane . The enlistment of men for the Second Regiment is progressing rapidly at the head- quarters , on Green ...
... thousand men , left Frederick at day - break this morning by the turnpike for Hagerstown , under the command of Lieut . Col. Dushane . The enlistment of men for the Second Regiment is progressing rapidly at the head- quarters , on Green ...
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... thousand Confederate troops , and five thousand Virginia Militia . JULY 23. ] 39 DIARY OF EVENTS . Gov Harris's Proclamation, June New York-31st Regiment, S V Napoleon's Proclamation of Neutrality,
... thousand Confederate troops , and five thousand Virginia Militia . JULY 23. ] 39 DIARY OF EVENTS . Gov Harris's Proclamation, June New York-31st Regiment, S V Napoleon's Proclamation of Neutrality,
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abatis advance arms army arrived artillery attack August battery battle Beauregard Blackburn's Ford brigade Bull Run camp cannon Capt Captain captured cavalry Centreville charge citizens Colonel column command companies Confederate Congress Constitution crossed Davis division duty enemy enemy's engaged Fairfax Fairfax Court House Federal Federalists field fight fire flag flank force Fortress Monroe front gallant Government guard guns Hampton's Legion head-quarters Heintzelman hill honor horses hour House infantry July July 23 killed Lieut Lieutenant Major Manassas Manassas Junction mand McClellan McDowell ment miles military Missouri morning moved North o'clock officers passed position Potomac President prisoners rear rebels regi regiment retreat Rhode Island rifled road secession Second sent shot side soldiers soon South Southern Stone Bridge tion to-day troops Tyler Union United Virginia Volunteers wagons Warrenton Warrenton turnpike Washington woods wounded York Zouaves
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Page 220 - This is essentially a people's contest. On the side of the Union it is a struggle for maintaining in the world that form and substance of Government whose leading object is to elevate the condition of men ; to lift artificial weights from all shoulders ; to clear the paths of laudable pursuit for all; to afford all an unfettered start and a fair chance in the race of life.
Page 315 - States, reserving to the States respectively the appointment of the officers and the authority of training the militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress; 17. To exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever over such district (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular States and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of the Government of the United States...
Page 315 - To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water; 12 To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money to that use shall be for a longer term than two years ; 13 To provide and maintain a navy...
Page 313 - When vacancies happen in the representation from any state, the executive authority thereof shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies.
Page 159 - ... whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute a new government, laying its foundations on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.
Page 314 - Each House shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such Parts as may in their Judgment require Secrecy ; and the Yeas and Nays of the Members of either House on any question shall, at the Desire of one fifth of those Present, be entered on the Journal.
Page 134 - The assent of the states, in their sovereign capacity, is implied in calling a convention, and thus submitting that instrument to the people. But the people were at perfect liberty to accept or reject it; and their act was final. It required not the affirmance, and could not be negatived, by the state governments. The constitution, when thus adopted, was of complete obligation, and bound the state sovereignties.
Page 203 - 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, is essential to that balance of power on which the perfection and endurance of our political fabric depend; and we denounce the lawless invasion by armed force of the soil of any State or Territory, no matter under what pretext, as among the gravest of crimes.
Page 159 - State; that standing armies, in time of peace, should be avoided as dangerous to liberty ; and that in all cases the military should be under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power.
Page 60 - That maritime law, in time of war, has long been the subject of deplorable disputes; That the uncertainty of the law and of the duties in such a matter, gives rise to differences of opinion between neutrals and belligerents which may occasion serious difficulties, and even conflicts...