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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... thousand eight hundred and sixty - one , and of the inde- pendence of the United States the eighty - fifth . By the President . WILLIAM H. SEWARD , Secretary of State . ABRAHAM LINCOLN . The issue of this Proclamation created the most ...
... thousand eight hundred and sixty - one , and of the inde- pendence of the United States the eighty - fifth . By the President . WILLIAM H. SEWARD , Secretary of State . ABRAHAM LINCOLN . The issue of this Proclamation created the most ...
Page 132
... thousand troops had been raised and organized in the rebel States , and the great mass of them had been pushed forward toward the Northern border . On the 20th of April the Government of the United States seized all the despatches which ...
... thousand troops had been raised and organized in the rebel States , and the great mass of them had been pushed forward toward the Northern border . On the 20th of April the Government of the United States seized all the despatches which ...
Page 139
... provisions , and with a view of holding possession of the same , with a force of less than twenty thousand good and well - disciplined men . This opinion was concurred in by all the officers of his command , and their memoranda on the.
... provisions , and with a view of holding possession of the same , with a force of less than twenty thousand good and well - disciplined men . This opinion was concurred in by all the officers of his command , and their memoranda on the.
Page 143
... thousand militia ; and rapidly fol- lowing this , a proclamation was issued for closing the ports of the insur- rectionary districts by proceedings in the nature of a blockade . So far all was believed to be strictly legal . At this ...
... thousand militia ; and rapidly fol- lowing this , a proclamation was issued for closing the ports of the insur- rectionary districts by proceedings in the nature of a blockade . So far all was believed to be strictly legal . At this ...
Page 144
... thousand men and $ 400,000,000 . That number of men is about one - tenth of those of proper ages within the regions where , apparently , all are willing to engage ; and THR PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE . 145 the sum is less than 144 PRESIDENT ...
... thousand men and $ 400,000,000 . That number of men is about one - tenth of those of proper ages within the regions where , apparently , all are willing to engage ; and THR PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE . 145 the sum is less than 144 PRESIDENT ...
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