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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Page 48
... carried out their political schemes - the latter were traitors in heart , conspirators while professing loyalty , and open rebels at last . This statement of course refers to the leaders . The major ity of the southern people , were ...
... carried out their political schemes - the latter were traitors in heart , conspirators while professing loyalty , and open rebels at last . This statement of course refers to the leaders . The major ity of the southern people , were ...
Page 62
... carry out its hostility to slavery , there would be an uprising at the north . So bitter was this feel- ing , that many rejoiced at the serious difficulties and embar- rassments their sectional victory had involved them in . Indeed , it ...
... carry out its hostility to slavery , there would be an uprising at the north . So bitter was this feel- ing , that many rejoiced at the serious difficulties and embar- rassments their sectional victory had involved them in . Indeed , it ...
Page 69
... carry out its plans , and it knew not where to look for loyal men . But with six weeks ( the time since the inauguration of the President ) in which to gather its energies , it might have done something . The fault was , that those six ...
... carry out its plans , and it knew not where to look for loyal men . But with six weeks ( the time since the inauguration of the President ) in which to gather its energies , it might have done something . The fault was , that those six ...
Page 79
... carry out its mad and un- constitutional schemes , was the language of the south . Would she submit to such a state of things , was a question every- where asked , and the universal response was " No ! " The truth of this was soon to be ...
... carry out its mad and un- constitutional schemes , was the language of the south . Would she submit to such a state of things , was a question every- where asked , and the universal response was " No ! " The truth of this was soon to be ...
Page 82
... carry out its will ; and no antici pation of evil can justify an unnecessary assumption of its appropriate powers . If the President had assembled Con- gress sooner he would have been spared many executive acts that furnish at least bad ...
... carry out its will ; and no antici pation of evil can justify an unnecessary assumption of its appropriate powers . If the President had assembled Con- gress sooner he would have been spared many executive acts that furnish at least bad ...
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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