Incidents and Anecdotes of the War: With Narratives of Great Battles, Great Marches, Great Events, and a Record of Heroic Deeds and Daring Personal Achievements, which Characterized the Great Conflict for the UnionOrville James Victor J. D. Torrey, 1866 - 495 páginas |
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... miles , ' exclaimed he , ' and given up a situation of a dollar and a quarter a day just to go , and I think you might take me . ' When I had to refuse , " said the Captain , “ he sat down and cried . " A Southern merchant wrote to a ...
... miles , ' exclaimed he , ' and given up a situation of a dollar and a quarter a day just to go , and I think you might take me . ' When I had to refuse , " said the Captain , “ he sat down and cried . " A Southern merchant wrote to a ...
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... miles from the village of Chittenden to enlist , and was the only representative of that village ; but he was a host in himself . Long may he live to honor our Stars and Stripes . " In the same company of one of the Ohio regiments ...
... miles from the village of Chittenden to enlist , and was the only representative of that village ; but he was a host in himself . Long may he live to honor our Stars and Stripes . " In the same company of one of the Ohio regiments ...
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... miles ) by a forced march . The darkness was intense , the mud deep , and the storm of wind and rain unceas ing . The division of Kelly did not reach the enemy's position at four o'clock - the time indicated for the conjunction and ...
... miles ) by a forced march . The darkness was intense , the mud deep , and the storm of wind and rain unceas ing . The division of Kelly did not reach the enemy's position at four o'clock - the time indicated for the conjunction and ...
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... miles , the already exhausted men returned to the evacuated camp , to learn the painful fact that their victory , though complete , was dearly bought . Colonel Kelly , who , with bravery amounting to rashness , was foremost from first ...
... miles , the already exhausted men returned to the evacuated camp , to learn the painful fact that their victory , though complete , was dearly bought . Colonel Kelly , who , with bravery amounting to rashness , was foremost from first ...
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... miles of it the fugitives from Pegram's corps informed him that the effort was hopeless . Beverly was occupied in force by the Union troops . His only remaining resource was to turn upon his steps , and retrace his path to Leedsville ...
... miles of it the fugitives from Pegram's corps informed him that the effort was hopeless . Beverly was occupied in force by the Union troops . His only remaining resource was to turn upon his steps , and retrace his path to Leedsville ...
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Página 368 - And I do hereby enjoin upon and order all persons engaged in the military and naval service of the United States to observe, obey, and enforce, within their respective spheres of service, the act and sections above recited. And the Executive will in due time recommend that all citizens of the United States who shall have remained loyal thereto throughout the rebellion shall (upon the restoration of the constitutional relation between the United States and their respective States and people, if...
Página 367 - ... that on the first day of january in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and sixtythree all persons held as slaves within any state or designated part of a state the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the united states shall be then thenceforward and forever free and the executive government of the united states including the military and naval authority thereof will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons and will do no act or acts to repress such persons...
Página 367 - That the Executive will, on the first day of January aforesaid, by proclamation, designate the States and parts of States, if any, in which the people thereof respectively shall then be in rebellion against the United States; and the fact that any State, or the people thereof, shall on that day be in good faith represented in the Congress of the United States by members chosen thereto at elections wherein a majority of the qualified voters of such...
Página 367 - Sec. 2. And be it further enacted. That this act shall take effect from and after its passage. Also to the ninth and tenth sections of an act entitled "An Act to Suppress Insurrection, to Punish Treason and Rebellion, to Seize and Confiscate Property of Rebels, and for Other Purposes," approved July 17, 1862, and which sections are in the words and figures following: Sec.
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Página 363 - Then, as the messenger was riding away, he called him back. " Tell him if he cannot hold his ground, then the bridge, to the last man ! — always the bridge ! If the bridge is lost, all is lost.
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