The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 1National Tribune, 1898 - UNITED STATES--HISTORY--CIVIL WAR, 1861-1865 |
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... Action at Fort Wright - Re- pulse of the Rebel Fleet - Fight at Farmington , Near Corinth - Gallant Cavalry Charge - Corinth Evacuated - Elliot's Cavalry Expedition - But- ler at New Orleans - His Various Orders - Mitchell in Alabama ...
... Action at Fort Wright - Re- pulse of the Rebel Fleet - Fight at Farmington , Near Corinth - Gallant Cavalry Charge - Corinth Evacuated - Elliot's Cavalry Expedition - But- ler at New Orleans - His Various Orders - Mitchell in Alabama ...
Page 38
... action of the government : and there seemed nothing to contend for but political suprem- acy , for its own sake . The southern conspirators were perfectly aware of this , and knew that if the southern states went together in a solid ...
... action of the government : and there seemed nothing to contend for but political suprem- acy , for its own sake . The southern conspirators were perfectly aware of this , and knew that if the southern states went together in a solid ...
Page 40
... action of the Republicans , and would never permit them to hold their power by force of arms . This was unquestionably true at the time . To all they said that submission now was vassalage forever . Meanwhile the whole south was tossed ...
... action of the Republicans , and would never permit them to hold their power by force of arms . This was unquestionably true at the time . To all they said that submission now was vassalage forever . Meanwhile the whole south was tossed ...
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... action was ever taken -to discuss a right it was never proposed to claim . The south rushed into rebellion , and unless their act can be justi- fied on the ground that they were grievously oppressed , and had exhausted every peaceable ...
... action was ever taken -to discuss a right it was never proposed to claim . The south rushed into rebellion , and unless their act can be justi- fied on the ground that they were grievously oppressed , and had exhausted every peaceable ...
Page 70
... ACTION OF THE GOVERNMENT- SUSPENSION OF THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS - MISTAKE IN NOT CALLING CONGRESS TOGETHER SOoner . ARMY - TENNESSEE HILE indecision was thus characterizing the govern- WHILE ment at Washington , patriotism and a stern ...
... ACTION OF THE GOVERNMENT- SUSPENSION OF THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS - MISTAKE IN NOT CALLING CONGRESS TOGETHER SOoner . ARMY - TENNESSEE HILE indecision was thus characterizing the govern- WHILE ment at Washington , patriotism and a stern ...
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advance army arrived artillery attack batteries bayonets Beauregard Blue Mills brave brigade camp cannon captured cavalry Centreville charge Cheat Mountain cheers Colonel column command Congress Creek dashed division enemy enemy's fall back fell field fierce fight fire flag flank fled fleet force fort Moultrie fort Pickens fort Sumter Fortress Monroe forward front gallant Governor Green Brier gun boats heavy Heintzelman hour hundred immediately Kentucky killed latter line of battle Lyon McClellan McClernand ment miles Mississippi Missouri morning mountain moved movement nation night o'clock officers ordered party position Potomac President pushed reached rear rebellion rebels regiments retreat river road secession seemed sent shells shore shot shout side Sigel skirmishers slavery soldiers soon South Carolina southern confederacy steamers stood storm stream Sumter surrender terrible thousand thunder tion took troops Union vessels victory Virginia volley Washington Wigfall woods wounded Zouaves