The Life and Times of Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States: Including His Speeches, Messages, Inaugurals, Proclamations, Etc., Etc |
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... force of their intellect , or the splendor of their achievements , have obtained a strong hold upon the popular heart ; yet the homage univer- sally accorded to them was the result rather of a certain fascination than of sincere ...
... force of their intellect , or the splendor of their achievements , have obtained a strong hold upon the popular heart ; yet the homage univer- sally accorded to them was the result rather of a certain fascination than of sincere ...
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... forces in that quarter , took prompt and decisive measures to expel the invaders from the State . With a few companies ... force yet seen in the new State . The expected battle did not take place , the Indians having suddenly and stealth ...
... forces in that quarter , took prompt and decisive measures to expel the invaders from the State . With a few companies ... force yet seen in the new State . The expected battle did not take place , the Indians having suddenly and stealth ...
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... force as possible . First establishing his headquarters at the old site of Fort Madison , west of the Mississippi , he proceeded , with his women and children , property and camp equipage , and a strong force of armed war- riors , to ...
... force as possible . First establishing his headquarters at the old site of Fort Madison , west of the Mississippi , he proceeded , with his women and children , property and camp equipage , and a strong force of armed war- riors , to ...
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... force was gathered , and when organized , their choice fell on Lincoln for captain . This , the first promotion which he had ever received by the suffrages of his fellows , could not have been otherwise than flattering to his unaspiring ...
... force was gathered , and when organized , their choice fell on Lincoln for captain . This , the first promotion which he had ever received by the suffrages of his fellows , could not have been otherwise than flattering to his unaspiring ...
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... forces . They had gone further up the river , and partly dispersed , to commit depredations in the surrounding country ... force , whose term of service had expired , to return to their homes . The hardships of the campaign , in their ...
... forces . They had gone further up the river , and partly dispersed , to commit depredations in the surrounding country ... force , whose term of service had expired , to return to their homes . The hardships of the campaign , in their ...
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