Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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Page 54
... young he looked ! What a resemblance to the boyish Ellsworth , shot by Jackson at Alexandria , Virgin- ia , on the 25th of May following ! This first regiment was but the avant - courier of thousands more from the same State . The ...
... young he looked ! What a resemblance to the boyish Ellsworth , shot by Jackson at Alexandria , Virgin- ia , on the 25th of May following ! This first regiment was but the avant - courier of thousands more from the same State . The ...
Page 60
... young , a few months younger than Curtin , when his grandfather ran for Governor ; but though many years have elapsed , I still remember how both sides abused each other . My father was for Andrew Gregg for Governor , and Andrew Jackson ...
... young , a few months younger than Curtin , when his grandfather ran for Governor ; but though many years have elapsed , I still remember how both sides abused each other . My father was for Andrew Gregg for Governor , and Andrew Jackson ...
Page 62
... young men of this era , and are only recalled as matters of curi- osity and surprise , or as themes for the historical student . It is better so . In ten more years we shall think of the Rebellion as a mistake rather than a crime , and ...
... young men of this era , and are only recalled as matters of curi- osity and surprise , or as themes for the historical student . It is better so . In ten more years we shall think of the Rebellion as a mistake rather than a crime , and ...
Page 69
... young Irishman , born in the city of Waterford , Ireland , August 3 , 1823 , was just emerging from the Jesuit College with a high reputation for genius and scholarship . He left the peace and seclusion of his cloistered school to find ...
... young Irishman , born in the city of Waterford , Ireland , August 3 , 1823 , was just emerging from the Jesuit College with a high reputation for genius and scholarship . He left the peace and seclusion of his cloistered school to find ...
Page 71
... young Irishmen added to the American bar , press , and society . Of these I recall Fitzjames O'Brien , John Savage , John Mitchell , and Richard O'Gorman . The mind of Thomas Francis Meagher is mirrored in his exquisite speeches . In ...
... young Irishmen added to the American bar , press , and society . Of these I recall Fitzjames O'Brien , John Savage , John Mitchell , and Richard O'Gorman . The mind of Thomas Francis Meagher is mirrored in his exquisite speeches . In ...
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