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Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 78 0 Browse Search
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4 50 0 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 50 0 Browse Search
Laura E. Richards, Maud Howe, Florence Howe Hall, Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910, in two volumes, with portraits and other illustrations: volume 1 20 0 Browse Search
John Harrison Wilson, The life of Charles Henry Dana 18 0 Browse Search
Lydia Maria Child, Letters of Lydia Maria Child (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier, Wendell Phillips, Harriet Winslow Sewall) 16 0 Browse Search
Frank Preston Stearns, Cambridge Sketches 16 0 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 14 0 Browse Search
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3 12 0 Browse Search
John F. Hume, The abolitionists together with personal memories of the struggle for human rights 12 0 Browse Search
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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1., Chapter 8: attitude of the Border Slave-labor States, and of the Free-labor States. (search)
y three days before this meeting, the Mayor, in a note to the Chairman of a committee of the People's literary Institute of that city, deprecated, as extremely unwise, the appearance before them, as a lecturer on The policy of honesty, of George William Curtis, known to be an earnest lover of his country, and as earnest a foe to the Slave system. If I possessed the lawful power, said the Mayor, I would not permit his presence on that occasion. The proprietor of the hall in which Curtis was toCurtis was to lecture was officially informed that a riot might be expected if that gentleman should appear, and he refused its use. There were some who demurred, and counseled a manly and energetic assertion of the sovereign authority of the National Government; but the prevailing sentiment was highly conservative, and even submissive. The resolutions adopted by the meeting proposed the repeal of the Personal Liberty Act of Pennsylvania, and the recognition of the obligations of the people to assist in the
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1., Chapter 21: beginning of the War in Southeastern Virginia. (search)
as a cover to the wearied troops in their retreat. That retreat was in good order. The dead and wounded, and arms and munitions were all borne away. Lieutenant-Colonel Warren carried off the body of Lieutenant Greble, but that of Winthrop remained for a time with the insurgents. The bravery of Winthrop was extolled by the foe. They gave his body a respectful burial at Bethel, and it was disinterred a few days afterward and taken to New York. On the 19th of April, says his friend George W. Curtis, in a beautiful sketch of his life, he left the armory-door of the Seventh, with his hand upon a howitzer — on the 21st of June, his body lay upon the same howitzer, at the same door, wrapped in the flag for which he gladly died, as the symbol of human freedom. --The Fallen Brave: edited by J. G. Shea, Ll. D., page 41. Kilpatrick, who was badly wounded by a shot through his thigh, was rescued and borne away by Captain Winslow. In his report, Kilpatrick said, after speaking of the eng