Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-'61 |
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... afterward returned , gave bail , and appeared before the court , because he was aware that a rule existed that parties who had given evidence before a Congressional committee in reference to any defal- cation could not be tried for ...
... afterward returned , gave bail , and appeared before the court , because he was aware that a rule existed that parties who had given evidence before a Congressional committee in reference to any defal- cation could not be tried for ...
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... afterward , during the rebell- ion , would constitute a volume in itself . Colonel John L. Gardner was wounded in the war with Great Britain in 1812. He had also been en- gaged in the war against the Florida Indians , and the war with ...
... afterward , during the rebell- ion , would constitute a volume in itself . Colonel John L. Gardner was wounded in the war with Great Britain in 1812. He had also been en- gaged in the war against the Florida Indians , and the war with ...
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... afterward proved to be very useful . It enabled me to communicate , through my brother in New York , much valuable information to Mr. Lin- coln at Springfield , Preston King , Roscoe Conkling , and other leaders of public opinion , in ...
... afterward proved to be very useful . It enabled me to communicate , through my brother in New York , much valuable information to Mr. Lin- coln at Springfield , Preston King , Roscoe Conkling , and other leaders of public opinion , in ...
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... afterward , he claimed to be the author of the arti- cles referred to . In truth , these were days of extraordinary proscrip- tion for opinion's sake . I heard with profound indig- nation of the case of a poor seamstress from New York ...
... afterward , he claimed to be the author of the arti- cles referred to . In truth , these were days of extraordinary proscrip- tion for opinion's sake . I heard with profound indig- nation of the case of a poor seamstress from New York ...
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... afterward so eloquently advo- cated by publishing an opinion , on the 9th of Novem- ber , that the South had a perfect right to secede when- ever a majority thought proper to do so ; and , in an- other communication , he stated that the ...
... afterward so eloquently advo- cated by publishing an opinion , on the 9th of Novem- ber , that the South had a perfect right to secede when- ever a majority thought proper to do so ; and , in an- other communication , he stated that the ...
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