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... military sense , the key to Nashville , was invested by a federal force of some 40,000 men , under the command of General Grant . The possession of this fort was of the highest importance , as , from it , Nash- ville could be reached in ...
... military sense , the key to Nashville , was invested by a federal force of some 40,000 men , under the command of General Grant . The possession of this fort was of the highest importance , as , from it , Nash- ville could be reached in ...
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... military canal outflanking the position , and render- ing it untenable . The estimated loss , in property and stores , was stated to be equal to 378,000 dollars . The retreat of the confederate force was interrupted by Gen- eral Pope ...
... military canal outflanking the position , and render- ing it untenable . The estimated loss , in property and stores , was stated to be equal to 378,000 dollars . The retreat of the confederate force was interrupted by Gen- eral Pope ...
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... military authorities , by a general order signed by the adjutant- general , declared Major - general Pope , Bri- gadier - general Steinwehr , and all officers under their command , to be without the pale of military law , and not to be ...
... military authorities , by a general order signed by the adjutant- general , declared Major - general Pope , Bri- gadier - general Steinwehr , and all officers under their command , to be without the pale of military law , and not to be ...
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... military and civil populations , the overthrow of the army of the Potomac was productive of most undisguised discon- tent ; and to allay this in some degree , and avert from the Lincoln cabinet a wrath no longer silent , the president ...
... military and civil populations , the overthrow of the army of the Potomac was productive of most undisguised discon- tent ; and to allay this in some degree , and avert from the Lincoln cabinet a wrath no longer silent , the president ...
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... military talent great confidence was reposed . The emancipation decree of President Lincoln occasioned considerable distrust and apprehension , even among his warmest supporters ; while , by those opposed to his policy , it was ...
... military talent great confidence was reposed . The emancipation decree of President Lincoln occasioned considerable distrust and apprehension , even among his warmest supporters ; while , by those opposed to his policy , it was ...
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Page 333 - The United States in Congress assembled shall also be the last resort on appeal in all disputes and differences now subsisting, or that hereafter may arise, between two or more States, concerning boundary, jurisdiction, or any other cause whatever...
Page 334 - Whenever the legislative or executive authority, or lawful agent of any state in controversy with another, shall present a petition to congress stating the matter in question, and praying for a hearing, notice thereof shall be given by order of congress to the legislative or executive authority of the other state in controversy, and a day assigned for the appearance of the parties by their lawful agents, who shall then be directed to appoint, by joint consent, commissioners or judges to constitute...
Page 334 - ... raise the men, and clothe, arm and equip them, in a soldier-like manner, at the expense of the United States; and the officers and men so clothed, armed and equipped shall march to the place appointed, and within the time agreed on by the United States in congress assembled...
Page 333 - ... nor shall any person holding any office of profit or trust under the United States, or any of them, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state; nor shall the United States in Congress assembled, or any of them, grant any title of nobility.
Page 335 - The congress of the united states shall have power to adjourn to any time within the year, and to any place within the united states, so that no period of adjournment be for a longer duration than the space of six Months, and shall publish the Journal of their proceedings monthly, except such parts thereof relating to treaties, alliances or military operations, as in their judgment require secrecy...
Page 334 - States, and to appropriate and apply the same for defraying the public expenses ; to borrow money or emit bills on the credit of the United States, transmitting every half year to the respective States an account of the sums of money so borrowed or emitted ; to build and equip a navy ; to agree upon the number of land forces, and to make requisitions from each State for its quota, in proportion to the number of white inhabitants in such State...
Page 133 - Faith, etc., having undertaken, for the glory of God and advancement of the Christian faith, and honor of our King and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia...
Page 285 - He has constrained our fellow-citizens, taken captive on the high seas, to bear arms against their country ; to become the executioners of their friends and brethren, or to fall themselves by their hands.
Page 335 - ... and we do further solemnly plight and engage the faith of our respective constituents, that they shall abide by the determinations of the United States in congress assembled, on all questions, which by the said confederation are submitted to them; and that the articles thereof shall be inviolably observed by the states we respectively represent, and that the union shall be perpetual.
Page 333 - ... more than three years in any term of six years ; nor shall any person, being a delegate, be capable of holding any office under the United States, for which he, or another for his benefit, receives any salary, fees, or emolument of any kind...