History of the Administration of President Lincoln: Including His Speeches, Letters, Addresses, Proclamations, and Messages. With a Preliminary Sketch of His Life |
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... army of not far from 35,000 men , holding a strong position along the Bull Run creek , -its left posted at Win- chester , and its right resting at Manassas . It was determined THE DEFEAT AT BULL RUN . 155 to attack this 154 PRESIDENT ...
... army of not far from 35,000 men , holding a strong position along the Bull Run creek , -its left posted at Win- chester , and its right resting at Manassas . It was determined THE DEFEAT AT BULL RUN . 155 to attack this 154 PRESIDENT ...
Page 155
... army , numbering about 30,000 men , moved from the Potomac , on the 16th of July , under General McDowell , and the main attack was made on the 21st . It resulted in the defeat , with a loss of 480 killed and 1,000 wounded , of our ...
... army , numbering about 30,000 men , moved from the Potomac , on the 16th of July , under General McDowell , and the main attack was made on the 21st . It resulted in the defeat , with a loss of 480 killed and 1,000 wounded , of our ...
Page 156
... army , i lowing letter to the Secretary of War : HEAD - QUARTERS OF THE A WASHINGTON , October 31 , The Hon . S. CAMERON , Secretary of War : SIR : For more than three years I have been unable , from mount a horse , or to walk more than ...
... army , i lowing letter to the Secretary of War : HEAD - QUARTERS OF THE A WASHINGTON , October 31 , The Hon . S. CAMERON , Secretary of War : SIR : For more than three years I have been unable , from mount a horse , or to walk more than ...
Page 157
... army then devolved by appointment upon Major - General McClellan , who had been recalled from Western Virginia after the battle of Bull Run , and had de- voted himself to the task of recruiting the army in front of Washington , and ...
... army then devolved by appointment upon Major - General McClellan , who had been recalled from Western Virginia after the battle of Bull Run , and had de- voted himself to the task of recruiting the army in front of Washington , and ...
Page 169
... army . The recommendation of the Secre- tary for an organization of the militia upon a uniform basis is a subject of vital importance to the future safety of the country , and is commended to the serious attention of Congress . The ...
... army . The recommendation of the Secre- tary for an organization of the militia upon a uniform basis is a subject of vital importance to the future safety of the country , and is commended to the serious attention of Congress . The ...
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