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 77
... turned into a fortification . General Scott , though past his three - score - and - ten , seemed endowed with the energy of youth , and immediately set on foot meas- ures for the security of the national Capital . The nation breathed ...
... turned into a fortification . General Scott , though past his three - score - and - ten , seemed endowed with the energy of youth , and immediately set on foot meas- ures for the security of the national Capital . The nation breathed ...
Page 79
... turned to Europe , and despatched Messrs . Mann and Yancey to obtain a recognition of their government , and to get the blockade broken by promising free trade and an ample supply of cotton . The conspirators , instead of flinch- ing at ...
... turned to Europe , and despatched Messrs . Mann and Yancey to obtain a recognition of their government , and to get the blockade broken by promising free trade and an ample supply of cotton . The conspirators , instead of flinch- ing at ...
Page 80
... turned into a southern national vessel - forts in Arkansas and Texas were seized , and arsenals and troops captured , and northern property confiscated as recklessly as though no day of reckoning was at hand . On the 3d of May , the ...
... turned into a southern national vessel - forts in Arkansas and Texas were seized , and arsenals and troops captured , and northern property confiscated as recklessly as though no day of reckoning was at hand . On the 3d of May , the ...
Page 82
... turned to clearing all departments at home of secret traitors . This latter was no easy task , for they swarmed in every public office at Washington , and were busily at work in every important city at the north . The telegraph was ...
... turned to clearing all departments at home of secret traitors . This latter was no easy task , for they swarmed in every public office at Washington , and were busily at work in every important city at the north . The telegraph was ...
Page 83
... turned to the Potomac , for it was evident that the first serious collision must take place in front of Washington . From the Chesapeake to Edward's Ferry , twenty - five or thirty miles above the Capital , the southern confederacy was ...
... turned to the Potomac , for it was evident that the first serious collision must take place in front of Washington . From the Chesapeake to Edward's Ferry , twenty - five or thirty miles above the Capital , the southern confederacy was ...
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