The American Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events ...: Embracing Political, Civil, Military, and Social Affairs; Public Documents; Biography, Statistics, Commerce, Finance, Literature, Science, Agriculture, and Mechanical IndustryD. Appleton, 1864 |
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... taken to cut off the communication between the inhabitants in the east and west sides of the Mississippi through Red River . From that stream the in- habitants on the east side of the Mississippi had access to vast supplies ...
... taken to cut off the communication between the inhabitants in the east and west sides of the Mississippi through Red River . From that stream the in- habitants on the east side of the Mississippi had access to vast supplies ...
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... taken much greater . Such conduct as theirs will always insure success . Had the commandant of the post exercised the usual and ordinary precautions for defence , the gar enemy , saved our stores from destruction and them rison was ...
... taken much greater . Such conduct as theirs will always insure success . Had the commandant of the post exercised the usual and ordinary precautions for defence , the gar enemy , saved our stores from destruction and them rison was ...
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... taken through the channel thus opened . About the middle of April , however , the river commenced falling so rapidly as to ren- der it impracticable to open this water com- munication between Milliken's Bend and New Carthage . At the ...
... taken through the channel thus opened . About the middle of April , however , the river commenced falling so rapidly as to ren- der it impracticable to open this water com- munication between Milliken's Bend and New Carthage . At the ...
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... taken , for additional protection , baled cotton , hay , rail- road iron , timber , chains , or whatever else might be suitable . The transports which were selected were the Forest Queen , Capt . Dan . Conway ; Henry Clay ; and Silver ...
... taken , for additional protection , baled cotton , hay , rail- road iron , timber , chains , or whatever else might be suitable . The transports which were selected were the Forest Queen , Capt . Dan . Conway ; Henry Clay ; and Silver ...
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... taken from the water side . The whole range of hills on that side were known to be lined with rifle pits . Besides , the field artillery could be moved to any position where it might be useful in case of an attempt at landing . " He ...
... taken from the water side . The whole range of hills on that side were known to be lined with rifle pits . Besides , the field artillery could be moved to any position where it might be useful in case of an attempt at landing . " He ...
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Página 285 - Fellow-citizens, we cannot escape history. We of this Congress and this Administration will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance or insignificance can spare one or another of us. The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down, in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation.
Página 428 - And I hereby enjoin upon the people so declared to be free to abstain from all violence, unless in necessary self-defense; and I recommend to them that in all cases when allowed they labor faithfully for reasonable wages. And I further declare and make known that such persons of suitable condition will be received into the armed service of the United States to garrison forts, positions, stations, and other places and to man vessels of all sorts in said service.
Página 68 - My dear General : I do not remember that you and I ever met personally. I write this now as a grateful acknowledgment for the almost inestimable service you have done the country. I wish to say a word further. When you first reached the vicinity of Vicksburg, I thought you should do what you finally did — march the troops across the neck, run the batteries with the transports, and thus go below ; and I never had any faith, except a general hope that you knew better than I, that the Yazoo Pass expedition...
Página 215 - I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States and parts of States are and henceforward shall be free, and that the executive government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons.
Página 68 - When you first reached the vicinity of Vicksburg, I thought you should do what you finally did — march the troops across the neck, run the batteries with the transports, and thus go below ; and I never had any faith, except a general hope that you knew better than I, that the Yazoo Pass expedition and the like could succeed. When you got below and took Port Gibson, Grand Gulf, and vicinity, I thought you should go down the river and join General Banks, and when you turned northward, east of the...
Página 304 - If losses have at any time been sustained by any such association, equal to or exceeding its undivided profits then on hand, no dividend shall be made; and no dividend shall ever be made by any association, while it continues its banking operations, to an amount greater than its net profits then on hand, deducting therefrom its losses and bad debts.
Página 236 - States, but to defend and maintain the supremacy of the Constitution and all laws made in pursuance thereof and to preserve the Union, with all the dignity, equality, and rights of the several States unimpaired; that as soon as these objects are accomplished the war ought to cease.
Página 104 - ... have in view constantly the magnitude of the interests involved, and let each man determine to do his duty, leaving to an all-controlling Providence the decision of the contest. It is with just diffidence that I relieve, in the command of this army, an eminent and accomplished soldier, whose name must ever appear conspicuous in the history of its achievements ; but I rely upon the hearty support of my companions in arms to assist me in the discharge of the duties of the important trust which...
Página 229 - That every White person, being a commissioned officer, or acting as such, who, during the present war, shall command negroes or mulattoes in arms against the Confederate States, or who shall arm, train, organize, or prepare negroes or mulattoes for military service against the Confederate States, or who shall voluntarily aid negroes or mulattoes in any military enterprise, attack, or conflict, in such service, shall be deemed as inciting servile insurrection, and shall, if captured, be put to death,...
Página 338 - I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I will support, protect and defend the Constitution and government of the United States against all enemies, whether domestic or foreign, and that I will bear true faith, allegiance and loyalty to the same, any ordinance, resolution or law of any State convention or legislature to the contrary notwithstanding...