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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 272 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 122 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. 100 0 Browse Search
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 90 0 Browse Search
Elias Nason, McClellan's Own Story: the war for the union, the soldiers who fought it, the civilians who directed it, and his relations to them. 84 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. 82 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore) 82 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1. 74 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 70 0 Browse Search
John G. Nicolay, The Outbreak of Rebellion 70 0 Browse Search
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country together. But, as it was not unconstitutional to form the Union, why should it be unconstitutional to maintain it? Why, the Union was tore in force, and it is absurd to say it cannot be maintained by force. But some one says that it is impossible that a people fighting on their own soil should be conquered. I deny that it is their soil any more than it is mine or yours. They have forfeited by their conduct all right and title to it. But look at Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, Western Virginia, etc. These are my answers to people who speak of impossibilities. From the beginning our course has been steadily onward, and so it will go on — We must and shall succeed. Nor is the day of our triumph far distant. I believe the issues will culminate in this campaign. I believe if the Presidential election were three years off there would be no rebels in the field to-day. They are hoping for a change of Administration, but it is a vain hope.--Our cost has been too great. Compromi