The American Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year ..., Volume 1; Volume 1861D. Appleton and Company, 1868 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... received at once , and the day became one of the wildest excite- ment . The people were at the highest point of enthusiasm until a late hour at night . To add to the excitement , news was received that the State of Florida had passed a ...
... received at once , and the day became one of the wildest excite- ment . The people were at the highest point of enthusiasm until a late hour at night . To add to the excitement , news was received that the State of Florida had passed a ...
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... received ' marching orders , ' by ones , twos , threes , to the place of rendez- vous , on foot , on horseback , in mule wagons , and every way , without the slightest command or compulsion , save the commands of patriot- ism . They ...
... received ' marching orders , ' by ones , twos , threes , to the place of rendez- vous , on foot , on horseback , in mule wagons , and every way , without the slightest command or compulsion , save the commands of patriot- ism . They ...
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... received was in Arkansas war bonds , and much murmuring existed among the soldiers , owing to the worthlessness of the bonds . Even as far back as June , some of the troops furnished by the State were very poorly equipped . Col. Hindman ...
... received was in Arkansas war bonds , and much murmuring existed among the soldiers , owing to the worthlessness of the bonds . Even as far back as June , some of the troops furnished by the State were very poorly equipped . Col. Hindman ...
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... received each a blanket . In the army of the Potomac the average constant number of sick , per one thousand men , has been sixty - three ; in the department of Western Virginia , one hundred and sixty - two ; in the Valley of the ...
... received each a blanket . In the army of the Potomac the average constant number of sick , per one thousand men , has been sixty - three ; in the department of Western Virginia , one hundred and sixty - two ; in the Valley of the ...
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... received the afternoon previous . At the same time notice was given to General Stone of this movement on the part of General McCall in the following despatch : To Brigadier - General Stone , Poolesville : General McClellan desires me to ...
... received the afternoon previous . At the same time notice was given to General Stone of this movement on the part of General McCall in the following despatch : To Brigadier - General Stone , Poolesville : General McClellan desires me to ...
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Page 70 - The neutral flag covers enemy's goods, with the exception of contraband of war ; 3. 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.
Page 188 - The State of California is an inseparable part of the American Union, and the Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the land.
Page 420 - But if this country cannot be saved without giving up that principle, I was about to say I would rather be assassinated on this spot than surrender it.
Page 178 - United States of America was ratified, and also all acts and parts of acts of the General Assembly of this State ratifying amendments of the said Constitution, are hereby repealed; and that the union now subsisting between South Carolina and other States, under the name of the "United States of America,
Page 405 - States; but to defend and maintain the supremacy of the Constitution, and to preserve the Union with all the dignity, equality, and rights of the several States unimpaired, and that as soon as these objects are accomplished the war ought to cease.
Page 218 - Resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in congress assembled (two-thirds of both houses concurring,) That the following article be proposed to the legislatures of the several states as an amendment to the constitution of the United States...
Page 159 - States or Territories of the United States of America, is hereby forbidden; and Congress is required to pass such laws as shall effectually prevent the same. 2. Congress shall also have power to prohibit the introduction of slaves from any State not a member of, or Territory not belonging to, this Confederacy.
Page 159 - The President shall have power to fill all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session; but no person rejected by the Senate shall be re-appointed to the same office during their ensuing recess.
Page 338 - We, the people of the State of South Carolina, in Convention assembled, do declare and ordain, and it is hereby declared and ordained; "That the Ordinance adopted by us in Convention, on the twenty-third day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight, whereby the Constitution of the United States of America...
Page 414 - American people and to that God who has never forsaken them. Allusion has been made to the interest felt in relation to the policy of the new administration. In this I have received from some a degree of credit for having kept silence, and from others some deprecation.