Pictorial History of the Civil War in the United States of America, Volume 2G. S. Lester, 1878 - United States |
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... took up arms , and the people of the Free - labor States presented to the world a sublime spectacle difficult to comprehend . That terrible crisis in the life of the nation was promptly met , and the salvation of the Republic was ...
... took up arms , and the people of the Free - labor States presented to the world a sublime spectacle difficult to comprehend . That terrible crisis in the life of the nation was promptly met , and the salvation of the Republic was ...
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... took charge on the 27th of July . He brought to the service , youth , a spotless moral charac- ter , robust health , a sound theoretical military education with some practical experience , untiring industry , the prestige of recent ...
... took charge on the 27th of July . He brought to the service , youth , a spotless moral charac- ter , robust health , a sound theoretical military education with some practical experience , untiring industry , the prestige of recent ...
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... took place at Charleston , west of Bird's Point , on the 19th , when three hundred Illinois Volunteers , under Colonel Dougherty , put twelve hundred Confederates to flight . Two days afterward , a battery planted by Thompson , at ...
... took place at Charleston , west of Bird's Point , on the 19th , when three hundred Illinois Volunteers , under Colonel Dougherty , put twelve hundred Confederates to flight . Two days afterward , a battery planted by Thompson , at ...
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... took the administration of public affairs there into his own hands , and on the 31st of August he issued a proclamation , in which he declared that martial law was thereby established throughout Missouri , and that the lines of the Army ...
... took the administration of public affairs there into his own hands , and on the 31st of August he issued a proclamation , in which he declared that martial law was thereby established throughout Missouri , and that the lines of the Army ...
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... took position on Masonic Hill , northeastward of the city , which comprised about fifteen acres , and on which was a substantial brick building erected for a college . He proceeded at once to cast up strong intrenchments on the eminence ...
... took position on Masonic Hill , northeastward of the city , which comprised about fifteen acres , and on which was a substantial brick building erected for a college . He proceeded at once to cast up strong intrenchments on the eminence ...
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