Young Folk's History of the War for the UnionH. Holt, 1881 - 593 páginas General history of the Civil War written for children and young adults. Includes descriptions of major events, characters, and battles in simple language. |
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Young Folk's History of the War for the Union John Denison Champlin Sin vista previa disponible - 2012 |
Términos y frases comunes
A. P. Hill arms artillery attack bank batteries battle Beauregard boats bonnie blue flag Bragg bridge Bull Run Burnside called camp cannon captured cavalry Charleston Chattanooga Colonel command Commodore Confeder Confederacy Confederates corps crossed Davis defended destroyed enemy eral federates fell back fight fire flag fleet force Fort Sumter Fortress Monroe forts Grant gunboats guns Harper's Ferry Hill horses hundred Island Jackson James River Johnston Kentucky killed land Lee's Lincoln loss Manassas marched Maryland McClellan miles Mississippi Missouri morning move nearly night North o'clock officers ordered party passed Port position Potomac President prisoners railroad reached regiment retreat Richmond river road rode Rosecrans secession sent shells Sherman shot side slavery slaves soldiers soon South Carolina Southern Stonewall Jackson Sumter surrender taken Tennessee thousand took Union army Union lines Union troops Unionists United vessels Vicksburg Virginia wagons Washington West wounded
Pasajes populares
Página 71 - Whereas the laws of the United States have been, for some time past, and now are opposed, and the execution thereof obstructed, in the States of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings, or by the powers vested in the marshals by law...
Página 278 - In her attic-window the staff she set, To show that one heart was loyal yet. Up the street came the rebel tread, Stonewall Jackson riding ahead. Under his slouched hat left and right He glanced ; the old flag met his sight. " Halt ! " — the dust-brown ranks stood fast.
Página 44 - If anyone attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot.
Página 571 - Look away, look away, look away, Dixie Land! Chorus Den I wish I was in Dixie, hooray, hooray! In Dixie Land I'll take my stand, To lib and die in Dixie; Away, away, away down south in Dixie; Away, away, away down south in Dixie.
Página 567 - Ah! maiden, wait and watch and yearn For news of Stonewall's band. Ah! widow, read with eyes that burn That ring upon thy hand. Ah! wife, sew' on, pray on, hope on; Thy life shall not be all forlorn; The foe had better ne'er been born That gets in Stonewall's way.
Página 33 - ... it becomes our duty, by legislation, whenever such legislation is necessary, to maintain this provision of the Constitution against all attempts to violate it; and we deny the authority of Congress, of a territorial legislature, or of any individuals, to give legal existence to slavery in any territory of the United States.
Página 569 - Maryland ! But lo! there surges forth a shriek, From hill to hill, from creek to creek, Potomac calls to Chesapeake, Maryland, my Maryland! Thou wilt not yield the Vandal toll, Maryland! Thou wilt not crook to his control, Maryland! Better the fire upon thee roll, Better the shot, the blade, the bowl, Than crucifixion of the soul, Maryland, my Maryland! I hear the distant thunder hum, Maryland! The Old Line's bugle, fife, and drum, Maryland ! She is not dead, nor deaf, nor dumb; Huzza!
Página 434 - Mr. President — I accept the commission with gratitude for the high honor conferred. With the aid of the noble armies that have fought on so many fields for our common country, it will be my earnest endeavor not to disappoint your expectations. I feel the full weight of the responsibilities now devolving...
Página 32 - THE CONSTITUTION OF THE COUNTRY, THE UNION OF THE STATES, AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS...
Página 319 - I made a solemn vow before God, that if General Lee was driven back from Pennsylvania, I would crown the result by the declaration of freedom to the slaves.