The War with the South: A History of the Late Rebellion, Volume 1Virture & Yorston., 1862 - United States |
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... Lincoln . - His Ancestry. they professed to dread as the avowed enemies of the institutions of the South . The result , easily foreseen , soon occur- red . As it became evident that Lincoln would be elected , the conspirators of the ...
... Lincoln . - His Ancestry. they professed to dread as the avowed enemies of the institutions of the South . The result , easily foreseen , soon occur- red . As it became evident that Lincoln would be elected , the conspirators of the ...
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... Lincoln's earliest Literary Acquirements .-- Later pursuits of Learning . - Bodily Development and Accomplish- ments ... LINCOLN was born in Hardin | out property and without education , County , Kentucky , on the 12th of Feb- Thomas ...
... Lincoln's earliest Literary Acquirements .-- Later pursuits of Learning . - Bodily Development and Accomplish- ments ... LINCOLN was born in Hardin | out property and without education , County , Kentucky , on the 12th of Feb- Thomas ...
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... Lincoln lost his mother , a pious woman of the Baptist persuasion , who had taken care that no Sunday should pass without having a chapter of the Bible read either by her- self or one of her children . Her son is said thus to have ...
... Lincoln lost his mother , a pious woman of the Baptist persuasion , who had taken care that no Sunday should pass without having a chapter of the Bible read either by her- self or one of her children . Her son is said thus to have ...
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... Lincoln was induced to accept the offer of a neighbor to assist in floating a flat - boat from Beardstown , on the Illinois River , to New Orleans . Having performed this service greatly to the satisfaction of his em- ployer , he was ...
... Lincoln was induced to accept the offer of a neighbor to assist in floating a flat - boat from Beardstown , on the Illinois River , to New Orleans . Having performed this service greatly to the satisfaction of his em- ployer , he was ...
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... Lincoln was elected a mem- ber of the Legislature of Illinois . Al- though reticent of speech , he by the faithful discharge of his duties , and his personal and political rectitude of con- duct , won so much of the good opinion of his ...
... Lincoln was elected a mem- ber of the Legislature of Illinois . Al- though reticent of speech , he by the faithful discharge of his duties , and his personal and political rectitude of con- duct , won so much of the good opinion of his ...
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