The war with the south: a history of the late rebellion with biographical sketches of leading statesmen and distinguished naval and military commanders, etc, Volume 1Virtue & Yorston, 1867 - 664 pages |
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Page 13
... took to the rude labor with instinctive readiness . " An axe was at once placed in his hands , and from that time until he attained his twenty - third year , when not employed in labor on the farm , he was almost constantly wielding ...
... took to the rude labor with instinctive readiness . " An axe was at once placed in his hands , and from that time until he attained his twenty - third year , when not employed in labor on the farm , he was almost constantly wielding ...
Page 15
... took a prominent lead in poli- tics . His sympathies were with the Whigs , and having been chosen a candi- 15 date for Presidential elector in 1844 , he canvassed the whole State of Illinois . and a portion of Indiana in favor of Henry ...
... took a prominent lead in poli- tics . His sympathies were with the Whigs , and having been chosen a candi- 15 date for Presidential elector in 1844 , he canvassed the whole State of Illinois . and a portion of Indiana in favor of Henry ...
Page 63
... took pos- session , with two hundred men , of Castle Pinckney , which was found without a man to defend it , but with its entrances barricaded , its guns spiked , its ammu- nition gone , and its flagstaff prostrate . Lieutenant ...
... took pos- session , with two hundred men , of Castle Pinckney , which was found without a man to defend it , but with its entrances barricaded , its guns spiked , its ammu- nition gone , and its flagstaff prostrate . Lieutenant ...
Page 77
... took from the members of the House of Representatives a written memorandum that no such attempt should be made , ' provided that no re- inforcements should be sent into those forts , and their relative military status shall remain as at ...
... took from the members of the House of Representatives a written memorandum that no such attempt should be made , ' provided that no re- inforcements should be sent into those forts , and their relative military status shall remain as at ...
Page 78
... of ask- ing explanations , and giving you the opportunity to vindicate yourself , took possession of other property of the United States , we would observe : 1 . ing circumstances , was as much war as firing a 78 THE WAR WITH THE SOUTH .
... of ask- ing explanations , and giving you the opportunity to vindicate yourself , took possession of other property of the United States , we would observe : 1 . ing circumstances , was as much war as firing a 78 THE WAR WITH THE SOUTH .
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