Virginia and Virginians: Eminent Virginians ... History of Virginia from Settlement of Jamestown to Close of the Civil War, Količina 1H.H. Hardesty, 1888 - 813 strani |
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A. P. Hill Anne appointed April arrived artillery Assembly attack August Barbour battle Blair body born brigade British Cabell Captain Charles Charles City County City County Colonel colonists Colony command Confederate States Army Congress Constitution Convention corps Council Court daughter December descendants died Dunmore Edmund Edmund Randolph elected Elizabeth England father Federal Floyd force Francis George Gilmer ginia Governor of Virginia Harrison Hill honor House of Burgesses House of Delegates hundred Indians issue Jackson James City County James River Jamestown January Jefferson John John Tyler July June Kanawha land Lewis Lord March married Mary College Maryland ment Nelson Nicholas North November October Ohio Patrick Henry patriot Potomac President Preston Randolph regiment resolutions returned Richmond Robert seat Senate sent served Smith South Spotswood succeeded Tazewell Thomas tion troops Tyler United Washington West wife William and Mary Williamsburg Wilson Cary Nicholas wounded
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Stran 22 - I thank God, there are no free schools nor printing, and I hope we shall not have these hundred years. For learning has brought disobedience and heresy, and sects into the world, and printing has divulged them, and libels against the best government. God keep us from both"!
Stran 68 - Treason, treason!" echoed from every part of the house. Henry faltered not for an instant, but, taking a loftier attitude, and fixing on the speaker an eye of fire, he added " may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it...
Stran 160 - I heard a loud noise in the heavens, and the Spirit instantly appeared to me and said the Serpent was loosened, and Christ had laid down the yoke he had borne for the sins of men, and that I should take it on and fight against the Serpent, for the time was fast approaching when the first should be last and the last should be first.
Stran 267 - Very good, it is all right." A few moments before he died he cried out in his delirium, " Order AP Hill to prepare for action ! Pass the infantry to the front rapidly ! Tell Major Hawks ," then stopped, leaving the sentence unfinished.
Stran 267 - Let us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of the trees...
Stran 404 - One copy to be given to an officer designated by me, the other to be retained by such officer or officers as you may designate. The officers to give their individual paroles not to take up arms against...
Stran 329 - That the delegates appointed to represent this colony in General Congress, be instructed to propose to that respectable body, TO DECLARE THE UNITED COLONIES FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES, absolved from all allegiance to or dependence upon the crown or Parliament of Great Britain...
Stran 404 - 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 to sign a like parole for the men of their commands.
Stran 405 - GENERAL: I received your letter of this date containing the terms of the surrender of the army of Northern Virginia, as proposed by 421 you. As they are substantially the same as those expressed in your letter of the 8th instant, they are accepted. I will proceed to designate the proper officers to carry the stipulations into effect. "RE LEE, General. "Lieutenant-General US Grant.
Stran 404 - This done, each officer and man will be allowed to return to his home, not to be disturbed by the United States authority so long as they observe their paroles and the laws in force where they may reside.