Turning Points of the Civil WarUniversity of Nebraska Press, 1966 - 230 pages |
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Page 91
... accepted Seward's reply , even though it did not contain an apology . He ordered an English sloop - of - war to receive Mason and Slidell , and they were carried to St. Thomas - the Trent's destination - from where they sailed for ...
... accepted Seward's reply , even though it did not contain an apology . He ordered an English sloop - of - war to receive Mason and Slidell , and they were carried to St. Thomas - the Trent's destination - from where they sailed for ...
Page 192
... accepted the peace faction's stand of an unconditional armistice , without assurance of reunion and with the risk that the war once halted could never be resumed . His first draft had also asserted that the Democrats " do not wage war ...
... accepted the peace faction's stand of an unconditional armistice , without assurance of reunion and with the risk that the war once halted could never be resumed . His first draft had also asserted that the Democrats " do not wage war ...
Page 194
... acceptance McClellan stood on the same platform with Lincoln evades the issue of slavery — a " main issue " not listed by Randall . McClellan and his party were opposed to abolition by the Federal government , and Lincoln and his party ...
... acceptance McClellan stood on the same platform with Lincoln evades the issue of slavery — a " main issue " not listed by Randall . McClellan and his party were opposed to abolition by the Federal government , and Lincoln and his party ...
Contents
Kentucky and the Borderland | 8 |
Bull | 36 |
The Trent Affair | 67 |
Copyright | |
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