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James Redpath, The Public Life of Captain John Brown 1,857 43 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. 250 2 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 242 6 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 138 2 Browse Search
Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 3 129 1 Browse Search
Wendell Phillips, Theodore C. Pease, Speeches, Lectures and Letters of Wendell Phillips: Volume 1 126 0 Browse Search
Mary Thacher Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Higginson: the story of his life 116 2 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 116 6 Browse Search
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 114 0 Browse Search
Lydia Maria Child, Letters of Lydia Maria Child (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier, Wendell Phillips, Harriet Winslow Sewall) 89 3 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: may 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], Affairs at Pensacola. (search)
ring by spies in our midst. Indeed, it is strongly suspected that a large number of persons, resident at Pensacola, are inimical to the Southern cause, and I learn that General Bragg is so well assured of this, that he exercises a most rigid surveillance over all parties who attempt to visit either the Navy-Yards or any of the forts. There is a vague conjecture current that the dry-dock is very speedily to be removed to the channel, and that the attempt to do so will be the signal for Commander Brown to begin the attack. Whether there be any truth in the conjecture, I cannot say. Notwithstanding the impatience of soldiers for a fight, and their murmuring at delay, I am disposed to think that Gen. Bragg fully understands his business, and will proceed to act when all things shall have been matured for success. The interest of the Confederate States Government certainly demand that there should be no greater delay than is absolutely necessary to insure success; for the expense
The Daily Dispatch: may 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], Extra session of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States. (search)
alias any other name that he sees fit to assume, underwent yesterday before the Mayor a partial examination for being a person of suspicious character. The party made a lengthy statement, from which it appeared that by some means he had wormed himself into the confidence of influential parties here, and had been entrusted with sundry important undertakings, which he had succeeded in carrying out in a very dubious manner. Prisoner is the same party who was dispatched to Iowa after one of John Brown's men, and who made such a bungle of the business. Some of his exploits in that capacity were commented on by the Iowa papers in no very complimentary way. He told the Mayor that his ability as a telegraphic operator enabled him, with very small trouble, while passing any telegraph wire, to ascend and affix an apparatus by which he could find out what was going over the line. The Mayor thereupon concluded that he was a dangerous personage. Prisoner denied the inference, and wished to se
The Daily Dispatch: may 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 22 (search)
Nomination declined. Louisville, May 20.--John Young Brown has published a letter declining the nomination for Congress.