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... present , Stanton only pulled out of active participation in politics , writing to one of his congressman friends : " There is too much inclination among Northern Men to submit in silence to the insolent demands of the South , and one ...
... present , Stanton only pulled out of active participation in politics , writing to one of his congressman friends : " There is too much inclination among Northern Men to submit in silence to the insolent demands of the South , and one ...
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... present . Among the most dis- tinguished in appearance were Mrs. Slidell , Mrs. Weller and Mrs. Pugh . The gentlemen were composed of Judges , lawyers , Senators and Politicians . Both ladies and gentlemen were chiefly from the South ...
... present . Among the most dis- tinguished in appearance were Mrs. Slidell , Mrs. Weller and Mrs. Pugh . The gentlemen were composed of Judges , lawyers , Senators and Politicians . Both ladies and gentlemen were chiefly from the South ...
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... present all knew that the elegant hostess , Mrs. Rose Greenhow , was at that moment in Old Capitol prison for having passed on to the Confederates advance notice of McDowell's move toward Bull Run . Lincoln asked whether McClellan had ...
... present all knew that the elegant hostess , Mrs. Rose Greenhow , was at that moment in Old Capitol prison for having passed on to the Confederates advance notice of McDowell's move toward Bull Run . Lincoln asked whether McClellan had ...
Contents
An Ohio Boyhood | 3 |
Mr Attorney Stanton | 16 |
The Wider Stage | 33 |
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