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William H. Herndon, Jesse William Weik, Herndon's Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life, Etiam in minimis major, The History and Personal Recollections of Abraham Lincoln by William H. Herndon, for twenty years his friend and Jesse William Weik 650 0 Browse Search
John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History 172 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 156 0 Browse Search
Francis B. Carpenter, Six Months at the White House 154 0 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 78 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 36. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 68 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 4. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 64 0 Browse Search
Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 62 0 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 52 0 Browse Search
William Boynton, Sherman's Historical Raid 50 0 Browse Search
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 4. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Causes of the defeat of Gen. Lee's Army at the battle of Gettysburg-opinions of leading Confederate soldiers. (search)
ve required us to defend a line extending entirely around the States east of the Mississippi, with very inadequate resources. If we had had troops and resources in money, provisions, and munitions of war enough to defend this entire line, we might have accomplished the pecuniary exhaustion of the North, which you think should have been our policy; but our men, our resources, and, above all, our faith would have been exhausted long before we could have accomplished the desired result. Mr. Lincoln had announced his purpose to keep a-pegging until the rebellion was suppressed, and Gen. Grant subsequently announced the same policy in rather different language, to-wit: To hammer continuously again st the armed force of the enemy and his resources, until, by mere attrition, if by nothing else, there should be nothing left to him but an equal submission with the loyal section of our common country to the constitution and laws of the land. Under this pegging-hammer process, we must ine
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 4. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The peace Commission.-letter from Ex-President Davis. (search)
nal friendship formerly existing between President Lincoln and Vice-President Stephens, the latter t the commissioners were expected to meet Messrs. Lincoln and Seward at Old point. It was expectedted by treating. It would seem possible that Lincoln might have offered something to a people withfrom his account of the conversation with Messrs. Lincoln and Seward that there was no difficulty wediment to negotiation, and then shows that Mr. Lincoln refused to treat with us on any terms, or aso as to get at the views and sentiments of Mr. Lincoln and to test the reality of the peace intentented to the import of the last sentence of Mr. Lincoln's letter-peace to the people of our one comne common country. Yours, &c., (Signed) A. Lincoln. Richmond, January 28th, 1865. Hon. R. M. Tr: Sir: In compliance with the letter of Mr. Lincoln, of which the foregoing is a copy, you are follows:] In conformity with the letter of Mr. Lincoln, of which the foregoing is a copy, you are [3 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 4. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Supplement to General Early's Review.-reply to General Longstreet. (search)
fth corps (General Sykes') that rescued the Round Top from the grasp of our assaulting column. Does not this show how weak the left was in the morning, and how easy it would have then been for our troops on the right to have gotten possession of the key to the position? That General Lee's plans were thwarted by the delay on the right, can any man doubt? On the occasion of the dedication of the Cemetery for the Federal soldiers killed at Gettysburg, Edward Everett, in the presence of President Lincoln, some of his cabinet, many members of Congress and officers of the army, and an immense concours) of citizens, delivered an address, in which he thus graphically describes the effect of the delay that took place: And here I cannot but remark on the Providential inaction of the rebel army. Had the conflict been renewed by it at daylight on the 2nd of July, with the First and Eleventh corps exhausted by battle, the Third and Twelfth weary from their forced march, and the Second, Fi
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 4. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The peace Commission-Hon. R. M. T. Hunter's reply to President Davis' letter. (search)
nal friendship formerly existing between President Lincoln and Vice-Presi-,dent Stephens, the latteibility that would otherwise attach to us. (Mr. Lincoln came to Richmond just before his death, andhe assurance of one coming directly from President Lincoln which led to the appointment at that timssion was sent because of a message from AMr. Lincoln through Mr. Blair, and he thinks no true-hearf the Peace Commissioners (so-called) by President Lincoln on the notable occasion to which you refter addressed to Mr. Francis P. Blair by President Lincoln, wherein the latter consented to receive City. He had a copy of the letter from President Lincoln to Mr. Blair. With General Grant he camquence of his intercourse he telegraphed President Lincoln favorably in respect to the Conference, to the Congress of the United States by President Lincoln in February, 1865. By a reference to thosed were more or less settled upon. President Lincoln disclaimed all knowledge of any such pro[7 more...]