History of the American War, Količina 1R. Bentley, 1865 |
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Stran 54
... artillery , partly also to a sort of superstitious fear , the Southern troops , so brave in the field , succumbed to the fire of the big guns from these vessels . If the country from its local features was capable of defence , the ...
... artillery , partly also to a sort of superstitious fear , the Southern troops , so brave in the field , succumbed to the fire of the big guns from these vessels . If the country from its local features was capable of defence , the ...
Stran 56
... artillery , as well as in the duties of the cavalry and infantry . At the termination of the course of education , usually about the age of three and twenty , they were subject to a strict examination , and , in the phraseology of the ...
... artillery , as well as in the duties of the cavalry and infantry . At the termination of the course of education , usually about the age of three and twenty , they were subject to a strict examination , and , in the phraseology of the ...
Stran 59
... artillery or in- fantry , in such proportion of these several arms as he might deem expedient . ' It was not , however , in conse- quence of these proceedings , but rather by the spon- taneous action of the people , that the army of the ...
... artillery or in- fantry , in such proportion of these several arms as he might deem expedient . ' It was not , however , in conse- quence of these proceedings , but rather by the spon- taneous action of the people , that the army of the ...
Stran 77
... artillery ; and of the navy by the enlistment of 18,000 seamen . It was a great object to secure to the Union , if possible , the State of Missouri . Her Governor , Mr. Jackson , had peremptorily refused to furnish the quota of troops ...
... artillery ; and of the navy by the enlistment of 18,000 seamen . It was a great object to secure to the Union , if possible , the State of Missouri . Her Governor , Mr. Jackson , had peremptorily refused to furnish the quota of troops ...
Stran 78
... artillery ( the whole under the command of Captain Lyon ) was marched through the streets of St. Louis to Camp Jackson at Lindell's Grove . General Frost , who commanded the State militia , was advised of their approach , but either ...
... artillery ( the whole under the command of Captain Lyon ) was marched through the streets of St. Louis to Camp Jackson at Lindell's Grove . General Frost , who commanded the State militia , was advised of their approach , but either ...
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Stran 11 - I think I would not hold one in slavery at any rate, yet the point is not clear enough for me to denounce people upon. What next? Free them, and make them politically and socially our equals.
Stran 158 - Neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under enemy's flag; 4. Blockades, in order to be binding, must be effective ; that is to say, maintained by a force sufficient really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy.
Stran 20 - The long-continued and intemperate interference of the Northern people with the question of slavery in the Southern States has at length produced its natural effects.
Stran 324 - Move the remainder of the force down the Potomac, choosing a new base at Fortress Monroe, or anywhere between here and there; or, at all events, move such remainder of the army at once in pursuit of the enemy by some route.
Stran 166 - An act for establishing rules and articles for the government of the armies of the United States...
Stran 33 - Would the marching of an army into South Carolina without the consent of her people, and with hostile intent toward them, be "invasion"? I certainly think it would ; and it would be " coercion " also if the South Carolinians were forced to submit. But if the United States should merely hold and retake its own forts and other property, and collect the duties on foreign importations, or even withhold the mails from places where they were habitually violated, would any or all of these things be "invasion
Stran 97 - It is now recommended that you give the legal means for making this contest a short and decisive one: that you place at the control of the government for the work at least four hundred thousand men and $400,000,000. That number of men...
Stran 316 - Ordered: That no change of the base of operations of the Army of the Potomac shall be made without leaving in and about Washington such a force as in the opinion of the general-in-chief and the commanders of all the army corps shall leave said city entirely secure.
Stran 21 - Shall we hold it as a province and govern it by despotic power? In the nature of things, we could not, by physical force, control the will Of the people and compel them to elect senators and representatives to Congress, and to perform all the other duties depending upon their own volition and required from the free citizens of a free State as a constituent member of the confederacy.
Stran 30 - But Congress may, by law, grant to the principal officer in each of the Executive Departments a seat upon the floor of either House, with the privilege of discussing any measures appertaining to his department.