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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), First Maryland campaign. (search)
s to throw the corps of Hooker, Mansfield, and Sumner, supported by Franklin if necessary, against tthe field. Now it was that McClellan threw in Sumner, whose corps made the Federal force that had bft of the Confederate army, in all 40,000 men. Sumner's corps became divided in moving to the attackines in the woods north of the Dunker church. Sumner found that at this time Hooker's corps was notd his gallant colleagues held the field. When Sumner was leading Sedgwick to the attack the other tlater R. H. Anderson's division reinforced it. Sumner, when Sedgwick was being pressed, ordered Fren(Hooker's), Twelfth (Mansfield's), and Second (Sumner's) corps, but after that the attacks were succt when Franklin reached the field about midday Sumner would not permit him to resume the offensive llines, where the main battle had taken place. Sumner had refused permission to Franklin, with more s certain at any rate that Lee and Jackson and Sumner and McClellan thought so, and their views may [2 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Calhoun—Nullification explained. (search)
, That the fundamental difference between mere political agitation and the action we propose, is this, that the one requires the acquiescence of the slave power, and the other only its opposition. Resolved, That the necessity for disunion is written in the whole existing character and condition of the two sections of the country, in their social organization, education, habits and laws; in the dangers of our white citizens in Kansas, and of our colored ones in Boston, in the wounds of Charles Sumner and the laurels of his assailants, and no government on earth was ever strong enough to hold together such opposing forces. Resolved, That this movement does not seek merely disunion, but the more perfect union of the free States by the expulsion of the slave States from the confederation, in which they have ever been an element of discord, danger and disgrace. Resolved, That it is not probable that the ultimate severance of the Union will be an act of deliberation or discussion, b