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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 669 45 Browse Search
George P. Rowell and Company's American Newspaper Directory, containing accurate lists of all the newspapers and periodicals published in the United States and territories, and the dominion of Canada, and British Colonies of North America., together with a description of the towns and cities in which they are published. (ed. George P. Rowell and company) 314 6 Browse Search
Mrs. John A. Logan, Reminiscences of a Soldier's Wife: An Autobiography 216 0 Browse Search
Abraham Lincoln, Stephen A. Douglas, Debates of Lincoln and Douglas: Carefully Prepared by the Reporters of Each Party at the times of their Delivery. 157 1 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 152 122 Browse Search
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army 102 14 Browse Search
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 98 4 Browse Search
John Harrison Wilson, The life of Charles Henry Dana 71 1 Browse Search
Adam Badeau, Grant in peace: from Appomattox to Mount McGregor, a personal memoir 60 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.) 52 0 Browse Search
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Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 26: (search)
loyal blacks, and thrice three hundred thousand could be easily obtained. They said that slavery in the seceded states should be treated as a military question; it contributed nearly all the subsistence which supported the Southern men in arms, dug their trenches, and built their fortifications. The watchword which they now adopted was the abolition of slavery by the force of arms for the sake of the Union. Meantime, on September 13th, a delegation from the so-called Christians in Chicago, Illinois, presented to President Lincoln a memorial, requesting him to issue a proclamation of emancipation, and urged in its favor such reasons as occurred to their minds. President Lincoln replied: What good would a proclamation of emancipation from me do, especially as we are now situated? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world would see must necessarily be inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet. Would my word free the slaves, when I can not even enforce t
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Index (search)
398, 413, 420, 421, 497, 498, 510, 515, 516, 521, 581, 587, 596. Extract from letter of Davis concerning treatment of prisoners of captured ships, 9-10. Attack on J. E. Johnston urged, 74. Orders to crush T. J. Jackson, 90. Extract from inaugural address of 1861 concerning slavery, 136-37. Extracts from messages to Congress on approval of Confiscation acts, 144, 146. Usurpation of power concerning slavery, 151-53. Conference with representatives of border slave states, 155. Reply to Chicago Christians, 157. Preliminary proclamation of emancipation, 157. Permanent proclamation, 158, 161. Excerpts from Lincoln's declarations of 1861, 159-60. Order for provisional court in Louisiana, 243-44. Plan for reinstalling states, 249-52. Oath of allegiance to U. S., 249-50. Recognition of West Virginia, 255. Assassination conspiracy, 417. First call for volunteers, 492-93. Proclamation concerning Confederate privateers, 494. Letter from Davis concerning treatment of prisoners an