The War with the South: A History of the Late Rebellion, Volume 1Virture & Yorston., 1862 - United States |
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... Ferry , aroused their fears ; and the auda- cious prophecies of Republican leaders , who foretold an " irrepressible conflict , " threatened them with a resolute oppo- sition . They now began to be hopeless of future triumphs , and ...
... Ferry , aroused their fears ; and the auda- cious prophecies of Republican leaders , who foretold an " irrepressible conflict , " threatened them with a resolute oppo- sition . They now began to be hopeless of future triumphs , and ...
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... Ferry . Memminger has always borne the character of an upright man in private life , though for a long time his po- litical integrity was suspected by the con- stant disunionists , as they recalled his early efforts in favor of the ...
... Ferry . Memminger has always borne the character of an upright man in private life , though for a long time his po- litical integrity was suspected by the con- stant disunionists , as they recalled his early efforts in favor of the ...
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... Ferry . - Description of the place . -Its picturesque beauty . - Its Resources . - Unhappy Associations . - Virginia Troops Mustering for an Attack upon Harper's Ferry . — A Force Marches . — Description of the March . - The Federal ...
... Ferry . - Description of the place . -Its picturesque beauty . - Its Resources . - Unhappy Associations . - Virginia Troops Mustering for an Attack upon Harper's Ferry . — A Force Marches . — Description of the March . - The Federal ...
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... Ferry the the most impressive effect . force for the purpose of seizing the Fed- Thomas Jefferson said that it was 66 one eral property at Harper's Ferry . Some of the most stupendous scenes in nature , three thousand men had been ...
... Ferry the the most impressive effect . force for the purpose of seizing the Fed- Thomas Jefferson said that it was 66 one eral property at Harper's Ferry . Some of the most stupendous scenes in nature , three thousand men had been ...
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... Ferry . The Federal garrison consisted of a detachment of United States Rifles , amounting to about forty in number , BURNING OF HARPER'S FERRY ARSENAL . Jones . This officer 176 THE WAR WITH THE SOUTH .
... Ferry . The Federal garrison consisted of a detachment of United States Rifles , amounting to about forty in number , BURNING OF HARPER'S FERRY ARSENAL . Jones . This officer 176 THE WAR WITH THE SOUTH .
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