Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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... March , 1863 , President Lincoln appointed him Military Gov- ernor of Tennessee in 1862 ; and he took possession of the post , while the other Governor , Harris , was flying as a fugitive or following the Confederate army . So Tennessee ...
... March , 1863 , President Lincoln appointed him Military Gov- ernor of Tennessee in 1862 ; and he took possession of the post , while the other Governor , Harris , was flying as a fugitive or following the Confederate army . So Tennessee ...
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... March , 1867 , where he soon assumed the first rank , and to the end held it by his wisdom and genius , and especially by his careful avoidance of in- trigues with his opponents and intolerance of his friends . He was re - elected to ...
... March , 1867 , where he soon assumed the first rank , and to the end held it by his wisdom and genius , and especially by his careful avoidance of in- trigues with his opponents and intolerance of his friends . He was re - elected to ...
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John Wien Forney. January last , for six years from the 4th of March , 1873. Mor- ton was only fifty August 4 , 1873 . I saw Governor Sprague for the first time when the Rhode Island regiment , twelve hundred strong , was drawn up in Sev ...
John Wien Forney. January last , for six years from the 4th of March , 1873. Mor- ton was only fifty August 4 , 1873 . I saw Governor Sprague for the first time when the Rhode Island regiment , twelve hundred strong , was drawn up in Sev ...
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... March 4 , 1871. Here again the National Government was most fortunate . Illinois entered the field with eager promptitude . She began with characteristic offers of money and of men . On the 12th of April , the day of the first attack on ...
... March 4 , 1871. Here again the National Government was most fortunate . Illinois entered the field with eager promptitude . She began with characteristic offers of money and of men . On the 12th of April , the day of the first attack on ...
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... March of 1880. Mr. Reynolds became a thorough and radical Republican ; one of that class who sep- arated from their old political associates from the purest mo- tives , and constitute a most important element in every State , North and ...
... March of 1880. Mr. Reynolds became a thorough and radical Republican ; one of that class who sep- arated from their old political associates from the purest mo- tives , and constitute a most important element in every State , North and ...
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