The United States of America: A Pictorial History of the American Nation from the Earliest Discoveries and Settlements to the Present Time, Volume 3Imperial Publishing Company, 1906 - United States |
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A. P. Hill advance arms army arrived attack authorities bank batteries battle became bridges called carried caused cavalry charge close command Confederacy confederate continued corps crossed defense destroyed direction division driven early enemy EVENTS federals fight fire followed force formed Fort four front gave give Grant ground gun-boats guns hand held Hill hope House hundred important Jackson Johnston joined killed land latter learned Lincoln Longstreet loss McClellan miles military Mississippi month morning moved movement night North northern officers opened ordered passed position Potomac President railway re-enforcements reached rear received retreat Richmond river road sent Sherman side soldiers soon South southern strong supplies surrender taken thousand took troops turned union union army United vessels Vicksburg Virginia Washington whole wounded
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Page 304 - God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondsman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said that "the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
Page 315 - GENERAL: I have received your note of this date. Though not entertaining the opinion you express on the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the army of Northern Virginia, I reciprocate your desire to avoid useless effusion of blood, and therefore, before considering your proposition, ask the terms you will offer on condition of its surrender.
Page 318 - The arms, artillery, and public property to be parked and stacked, and turned over to the officers appointed by me to receive them. This will not embrace the side-arms of the officers, nor their private horses or baggage.
Page 318 - The officers to give their individual paroles not to take up arms against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged ; and each company or regimental commander sign a like parole for the men of their commands.
Page 112 - I have come to you from the West, where we have always seen the backs of our enemies — from an army whose business it has been to seek the adversary, and to beat him when found, whose policy has been attack and not defence.
Page 147 - General McLaws, with his own division and that of General RH Anderson, will follow General Longstreet; on reaching Middletown he will take the route to Harper's Ferry, and by Friday morning possess himself of the Maryland Heights and endeavor to capture the enemy at Harper's Ferry and vicinity.
Page 271 - I beg to present you, as a Christmas gift, the city of Savannah, with one hundred and fifty heavy guns and plenty of ammunition, and also about twenty-five thousand bales of cotton.
Page 98 - McClellan having personally taken the field at the head of the army of the Potomac, until otherwise ordered, he is relieved from the command of the other military departments, he retaining command of the department of the Potomac.
Page 231 - States military service, about one-half of which number actually bear arms in the ranks; thus giving the double advantage of taking so much labor from the insurgent cause, and supplying the places which otherwise must be filled with so many white men. So far as tested, it is difficult to say they are not as good soldiers as any.
Page 146 - It is for you to decide your destiny, freely and without constraint. This army will respect your choice, whatever it may be, and while the Southern people will rejoice to welcome you to your natural position among them, they will only welcome you when you come of your own free will.
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| Title | The United States of America: A Pictorial History of the American Nation from the Earliest Discoveries and Settlements to the Present Time, Volume 3 The United States of America: A Pictorial History of the American Nation from the Earliest Discoveries and Settlements to the Present Time, Nelson Appleton Miles |
| Contributors | George Cary Eggleston, Imperial publishing company, New York |
| Publisher | Imperial Publishing Company, 1906 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 19 Feb 2008 |
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