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 64
... received throughout the south as a declaration of war . At the north , although it was a confession that civil war had commenced , it was received with one loud shout of approval , that showed that the Union was not to be destroyed ...
... received throughout the south as a declaration of war . At the north , although it was a confession that civil war had commenced , it was received with one loud shout of approval , that showed that the Union was not to be destroyed ...
Page 79
... received with astonishment at the south . At New Orleans such a state of public excitement was created that the police had to be called out to keep down the mob . The last hope of the rebels of sympathy from the north had failed them ...
... received with astonishment at the south . At New Orleans such a state of public excitement was created that the police had to be called out to keep down the mob . The last hope of the rebels of sympathy from the north had failed them ...
Page 86
... receiving orders to fire , poured a volley into the crowd , killing twenty , and wounding many more , which created the most intense excitement . Promoted to the rank of Brigadier - General , Lyon dealt his blows right and left with a ...
... receiving orders to fire , poured a volley into the crowd , killing twenty , and wounding many more , which created the most intense excitement . Promoted to the rank of Brigadier - General , Lyon dealt his blows right and left with a ...
Page 87
... received him with every demonstration of joy , and soon the Stars and Stripes waved above the place . Here he issued a proclamation , calling on the rebels to lay down their arms , and threatening with punishment those who refused ...
... received him with every demonstration of joy , and soon the Stars and Stripes waved above the place . Here he issued a proclamation , calling on the rebels to lay down their arms , and threatening with punishment those who refused ...
Page 90
... received the severest condemnation . It was , however , strictly in keeping with the unreasonable , headlong spirit of the north , that seemed to think our brave troops had only to take the first train , and rush unchecked over the ...
... received the severest condemnation . It was , however , strictly in keeping with the unreasonable , headlong spirit of the north , that seemed to think our brave troops had only to take the first train , and rush unchecked over the ...
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