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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... CAUSES OF THE REBELLION - DANGER OF SECTIONAL PARTIES HISTORY OF SLAVERY IN THE GOVERNMENT - CAUSES OF HOSTILITY BETWEEN THE NORTH AND SOUTH -- MISSOURI COMPROMISE - HOSTILE LEGISLATION OF THE STATES- CONGRESS THE WHIG AND DEMOCRATIC ...
... CAUSES OF THE REBELLION - DANGER OF SECTIONAL PARTIES HISTORY OF SLAVERY IN THE GOVERNMENT - CAUSES OF HOSTILITY BETWEEN THE NORTH AND SOUTH -- MISSOURI COMPROMISE - HOSTILE LEGISLATION OF THE STATES- CONGRESS THE WHIG AND DEMOCRATIC ...
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... cause of it . The north and south were at length arrayed against each other in two great political parties on the question of slavery . The northern party triumphed , and though no illegal act was charged against it , and no pretense ...
... cause of it . The north and south were at length arrayed against each other in two great political parties on the question of slavery . The northern party triumphed , and though no illegal act was charged against it , and no pretense ...
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... causes that brought about this rebellion , certain historical events may be given as the found- ation for our own judgment . This , too , is necessary to any right understanding of it . When we had achieved our inde- pendence of Great ...
... causes that brought about this rebellion , certain historical events may be given as the found- ation for our own judgment . This , too , is necessary to any right understanding of it . When we had achieved our inde- pendence of Great ...
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... causes of disagree- ment , proved equally powerless to effect any good . Among the many propositions offered in Congress and out of it , which those making them hoped would prevent a colli- sion of the states , there was one by Mr ...
... causes of disagree- ment , proved equally powerless to effect any good . Among the many propositions offered in Congress and out of it , which those making them hoped would prevent a colli- sion of the states , there was one by Mr ...
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... cause with a great deal of adroitness . To the extreme south , they had spoken in glowing terms of the advantages of an indepen- dent confederacy . To Virginia they had described the evils she would suffer in case of a civil war , which ...
... cause with a great deal of adroitness . To the extreme south , they had spoken in glowing terms of the advantages of an indepen- dent confederacy . To Virginia they had described the evils she would suffer in case of a civil war , which ...
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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