Marching to Victory: The Second Period of the War of the Rebellion Including the Year 1863, Volume 5Harper & brothers, 1888 - 491 pages |
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... : the second period Stanford University Libraries 3 6105 04934 1444 MARCHING TO VICTORY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IRLAND BEANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY CHARLES CARLETON COFFIN PRESENTED BY THE PUBLISHERS - TO THE- TEXT - BOOK. Front Cover.
... : the second period Stanford University Libraries 3 6105 04934 1444 MARCHING TO VICTORY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IRLAND BEANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY CHARLES CARLETON COFFIN PRESENTED BY THE PUBLISHERS - TO THE- TEXT - BOOK. Front Cover.
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... Front of Fort Josephine Miller and her Stove .. 234 Wagner .... 356 Peach Orchard ...... 236 Capture of the Atlanta .. 357 Gen. Daniel E. Sickles .. 237 Map of Approaches to Wagner . 360 Position of Union and Confederate Troops , 3.30 P ...
... Front of Fort Josephine Miller and her Stove .. 234 Wagner .... 356 Peach Orchard ...... 236 Capture of the Atlanta .. 357 Gen. Daniel E. Sickles .. 237 Map of Approaches to Wagner . 360 Position of Union and Confederate Troops , 3.30 P ...
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... front of Richmond , had reached Paris . The prospects of the restoration of the Union were not very bright , and the Emperor came to the conclusion that the United States never would be in position to interfere to prevent the carrying ...
... front of Richmond , had reached Paris . The prospects of the restoration of the Union were not very bright , and the Emperor came to the conclusion that the United States never would be in position to interfere to prevent the carrying ...
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... front . They fought stubbornly , but were driven , losing 60 killed , 340 wounded , 600 prisoners , and a battery . The battle was fought by McClernand's corps . General Bowen retreated , burning the bridge over the south fork of the ...
... front . They fought stubbornly , but were driven , losing 60 killed , 340 wounded , 600 prisoners , and a battery . The battle was fought by McClernand's corps . General Bowen retreated , burning the bridge over the south fork of the ...
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... front of the bluff on fire to light up the river , but at two o'clock all the gunboats and all but one of the transports are safely moored at Hard Times . The transport Henry Clay is the only vessel lost -set on fire by a shell . On the ...
... front of the bluff on fire to light up the river , but at two o'clock all the gunboats and all but one of the transports are safely moored at Hard Times . The transport Henry Clay is the only vessel lost -set on fire by a shell . On the ...
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Page 12 - We, even we here, hold the power and bear the responsibility. In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the free — honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve. We shall nobly save or meanly lose the last best hope of earth.
Page 12 - The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew.
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Page 275 - His face, which is always placid and cheerful, did not show signs of the slightest disappointment, care, or annoyance; and he was addressing to every soldier he met a few words of encouragement, such as, "All this will come right in the end: we'll talk it over afterwards; but, in the mean time, all good men must rally. We want all good and true men just now,
Page 408 - Thou, and thou alone, must hear. Though my scarred and veteran legions Bear their eagles high no more, And my wrecked and scattered galleys Strew dark Actium's fatal shore ; Though no glittering guards surround me, Prompt to do their master's will, I must perish like a Roman, Die the great Triumvir still.
Page 13 - Ring out a slowly dying cause, And ancient forms of party strife; Ring in the nobler modes of life, With sweeter manners, purer laws.
Page 317 - Must I shoot a simple-minded soldier boy who deserts, while I must not touch a hair of a wily agitator who induces him to desert...
Page 258 - General, I have been a soldier all my life. I have been with soldiers engaged in fights by couples, by squads, companies, regiments, divisions, and armies, and should know, as well as any one, what soldiers can do. It is my opinion that no fifteen thousand men ever arrayed for battle can take that position,
Page 12 - 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.
Page 362 - At this moment, when one of the iron-clad vessels is on the point of departure from this kingdom, on its hostile errand against the United States...