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... ment arose from the attempt to lay an excise on dis- tilled spirits . The second arose from the hostility of New England traders to the policy of the Govern- ment in the war of 1812 , by which their special in- terests were menaced ...
... ment arose from the attempt to lay an excise on dis- tilled spirits . The second arose from the hostility of New England traders to the policy of the Govern- ment in the war of 1812 , by which their special in- terests were menaced ...
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... , the Federal commander at Manassas , and a trained soldier of unusual acquire- ment , was so hounded and worried by ignorant , im- patient politicians and newspapers , as to be scarcely responsible FIRST SCENES OF THE WAR . 13.
... , the Federal commander at Manassas , and a trained soldier of unusual acquire- ment , was so hounded and worried by ignorant , im- patient politicians and newspapers , as to be scarcely responsible FIRST SCENES OF THE WAR . 13.
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... ment of proved ability to sustain sieges and hold lines in offensive movements . A collection of un- trained men is neither more nor less than a mob , in which individual courage goes for nothing . In movement each person finds his ...
... ment of proved ability to sustain sieges and hold lines in offensive movements . A collection of un- trained men is neither more nor less than a mob , in which individual courage goes for nothing . In movement each person finds his ...
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... ment at Richmond and General Johnston . The latter sent me to President Davis to explain his views and urge their adoption . My mission met with no success ; but in discharging it I was made aware of the estrangement growing up between ...
... ment at Richmond and General Johnston . The latter sent me to President Davis to explain his views and urge their adoption . My mission met with no success ; but in discharging it I was made aware of the estrangement growing up between ...
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... ment of the Federal forces in our front changed the theatre of war and opened the important campaign of 1862 . When overtaken by unexpected calamity African tribes destroy the fetich previously worshipped , and with much noise seek some ...
... ment of the Federal forces in our front changed the theatre of war and opened the important campaign of 1862 . When overtaken by unexpected calamity African tribes destroy the fetich previously worshipped , and with much noise seek some ...
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