The Era of the Civil War--1820-1876

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US Army Military History Research Collection, 1974 - United States - 592 pages

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Page 356 - Frontier of the United States. Communicated by the Secretary of the Treasury in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the United States, March 12, 1863.
Page 41 - The History of the Civil War in America; comprising a full and impartial Account of the Origin and Progress of the Rebellion, of the various Naval and Military Engagements, of the Heroic Deeds performed by Armies and Individuals, and of Touching Scenes in the Field, the Camp, the Hospital, and the Cabin. By JOHN SC ABBOTT, Author of " Life of Napoleon," " History of the French Revolution," " Monarchies of Continental Europe,
Page 541 - Letter from the assistant clerk of the Court of claims transmitting a copy of the findings of the Court in the case of the state of Oregon against the United States.
Page 33 - Loring, Caleb William. Nullification, secession, Webster's argument, and the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions, considered in reference to the Constitution and historically, by Caleb William Loring.
Page 285 - MANUAL OF SIGNALS, for the Use of Signal Officers in the Field, and for Military and Naval Students, Military Schools, etc. A new edition, enlarged and illustrated. By Brig.-Gen.
Page 166 - Notes on Sea-Coast Defence. Consisting of Sea-Coast Fortification; the Fifteen-Inch Gun; and Casemate Embrasure.
Page 481 - LIST OF SYNONYMS OF ORGANIZATIONS IN THE VOLUNTEER SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES DURING THE YEARS 1861, 62, 63, 64 AND 65.
Page 520 - NEW JERSEY AND THE REBELLION: A HISTORY OF THE SERVICES OF THE TROOPS AND PEOPLE OF NEW JERSEY IN AID OF THE UNION CAUSE.
Page 248 - Declaration of the immediate causes which induce and justify the secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union.
Page 277 - CHASING AN IRON HORSE OR A BOY'S ADVENTURES IN THE CIVIL WAR.