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... soldier the resting - place of his idol- ized wife . " " For years , when at home , Stanton went regularly twice a week to decorate Mary's grave , and , " says Alfred Taylor , “ on Sun- days went alone to meet her . " At the head of her ...
... soldier the resting - place of his idol- ized wife . " " For years , when at home , Stanton went regularly twice a week to decorate Mary's grave , and , " says Alfred Taylor , “ on Sun- days went alone to meet her . " At the head of her ...
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... soldiers left for the front , Stanton drew wills for them , or gave advice as to arranging their personal affairs for the contingency of death . He himself had proposed to accompany them , or raise an- other body of volunteers , but was ...
... soldiers left for the front , Stanton drew wills for them , or gave advice as to arranging their personal affairs for the contingency of death . He himself had proposed to accompany them , or raise an- other body of volunteers , but was ...
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... soldiers in Fort Sumter . Crossing the Isthmus of Panama during the prevalence of a fever epidemic , he proceeded in a continuous storm on the Pacific Ocean to San Francisco . At this time he was suffering severely with asthma , which ...
... soldiers in Fort Sumter . Crossing the Isthmus of Panama during the prevalence of a fever epidemic , he proceeded in a continuous storm on the Pacific Ocean to San Francisco . At this time he was suffering severely with asthma , which ...
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... there were nine hundred trained soldiers at Watervliet Ar- senal , near Albany , and in the vicinity of New York , of whom six hundred were instantly available . CHAPTER XVI . A REMARKABLE MEMORANDUM . To the letter A SEETHING CALDRON 87.
... there were nine hundred trained soldiers at Watervliet Ar- senal , near Albany , and in the vicinity of New York , of whom six hundred were instantly available . CHAPTER XVI . A REMARKABLE MEMORANDUM . To the letter A SEETHING CALDRON 87.
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... soldiers and hos- pitals and he had therefore moved his family - Mrs . Stanton being in delicate health and affected by the uproar - to a rented house on H Street . His letter of May 19 , in full , is as follows : You will see in the ...
... soldiers and hos- pitals and he had therefore moved his family - Mrs . Stanton being in delicate health and affected by the uproar - to a rented house on H Street . His letter of May 19 , in full , is as follows : You will see in the ...
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Page 264 - The Confederate armies now in existence to be disbanded and conducted to their several State capitals, there to deposit their arms and public property in the State Arsenal; and each officer and man to execute and file an agreement to cease from acts of war, and to abide the action of the State and Federal authority.
Page 166 - If I save this army now, I tell you plainly that I owe no thanks to you, or to any other persons in Washington. " You have done your best to sacrifice this army.
Page 414 - Trust no future, howe'er pleasant! Let the dead past bury its dead! Act, — act in the living present! Heart within, and GOD o'erhead!
Page 146 - Move the remainder of the force down the Potomac, choosing a new base at Fortress Monroe, or anywhere between here and there, or, at all events, move such remainder of the army at once in pursuit of the enemy by some route.
Page 264 - 3. The recognition, by the Executive of the United States of the several State governments, on their officers and legislatures taking the oath prescribed by the Constitution of the United States...
Page 259 - He instructs me to say that you are not to decide, discuss, or confer upon any political question. Such questions the President holds in his own hands, and will submit them to no military conferences or conventions. Meantime you are to press to the utmost your military advantages.
Page 321 - You will transfer to Brevet Major General Lorenzo Thomas, Adjutant General of the Army, who has this day been authorized and empowered to act as Secretary of War ad interim, all records, books, papers, and other public property now in your custody and charge.
Page 259 - Lee's army, or on some minor and purely military matter. He instructs me to say that you are not to decide, discuss, or confer upon any political question. Such questions the President holds in his own hands, and will submit them to no military conferences or conventions.
Page 250 - I do solemnly swear, in the presence of Almighty God, that I will henceforth faithfully support, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Union of the States thereunder, and that I will in like manner abide by and faithfully support all...
Page 264 - The executive authority of the government of the United States not to disturb any of the people by reason of the late war so long as they live in peace and quiet, abstain from acts of armed hostility, and obey the laws in existence at the place of their residence.