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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 938 0 Browse Search
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman . 220 0 Browse Search
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.) 178 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 I. 148 0 Browse Search
C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874. 96 0 Browse Search
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States. 92 0 Browse Search
William Hepworth Dixon, White Conquest: Volume 1 88 0 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 66 0 Browse Search
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight) 64 0 Browse Search
William Hepworth Dixon, White Conquest: Volume 2 64 0 Browse Search
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s. We could relate hundreds of others, but forbear, as they might seem incredible to some of our readers. John Charles was at one time elected Governor of California by the settlers out there, who were not very well acquainted with him. Some other stranger also appointed him lieutenant-colonel in the United States Army. Thi lower, and made a major of volunteers. The ending of the war has never been attributed to him. In 1847 Commodore Stockton and Gen. Kearny got to quarreling in California as to which of them should play the first fiddle in the government of the country. John haries took sides with the former, but the latter got the best of the rhe sentence — which was a pity. John Charles, however, resigned in disgust, and went in search of some more adventures among the mountains. Being a citizen of California, he was elected to represent that State in the United States Senate, when it was admitted into the Union in 1850; but he had the ill luck to draw the straw whic
ressed him in tones of affecting pathos, many a manly eye was moistened, and many a stern heart beat quicker, as their possessor turned away to hide the emotion he could not suppress. Senator Phelan. The Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser says that Mr. Phelan, one of the Confederate States Senators from Mississippi, served his time at the printing business in the Democrat office, Huntsville, Alabama, where he was born, and afterwards conducted the Tuscaloosa Flag of the Union, both as printer and editor. He studied law in the office of his elder brother, Judge Phelan, in Marion, Alabama, and soon after returned to Mississippi where he rapidly rose to distinction. Senator Phelan has been a disunionist since the fraudulent admission of California in 1850. Patriotic Contributions. Mrs. Elizabeth Rives, of Albemarle, has contributed for the soldiers near Manassas one hundred pair of socks. Mrs. P. B. Scott and Mrs. Mary Lewis has also sent a large number to the soldiers.