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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 2,462 0 Browse Search
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight) 692 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 10 516 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 3, 15th edition. 418 0 Browse Search
C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War 358 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 4, 15th edition. 298 0 Browse Search
Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 230 0 Browse Search
H. Wager Halleck , A. M. , Lieut. of Engineers, U. S. Army ., Elements of Military Art and Science; or, Course of Instruction in Strategy, Fortification, Tactis of Battles &c., Embracing the Duties of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery and Engineers. Adapted to the Use of Volunteers and Militia. 190 0 Browse Search
C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874. 186 0 Browse Search
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard) 182 0 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: January 9, 1864., [Electronic resource], Confederate States Congress. (search)
nly 11,000 Athenians were engaged. The invasion of Xerxes was nothing compared to it, for his whole force of five millions was discomfited, ruined, almost exterminated by two battles--one at sea and the other on land. The invasions of Prussia, during the time of the great Frederick, were nothing to it; for, although the invading nations together counted one hundred millions of souls, they never had more than two hundred thousand men engaged at any one time in the invasion. The invasion of France by the allies was nothing to it, for they did not carry half a million of men to Paris when that capital was treacherously delivered up to them. But these States of the Confederacy, numbering only as many white inhabitants as Prussia numbered under Frederick, have resisted, and resisted successfully, for nearly three years, the utmost efforts of armies that at one time counted eleven hundred thousand men in their ranks, and have never, for two years at least, counted at any one time les
The Daily Dispatch: January 9, 1864., [Electronic resource], The unanimous election of General Grant. (search)
e subject so urgently. It is quite time that this war were over, and the shortest way to end it is to show the rebels that we consider everything else subsidary to it by unanimously electing a President whom the rebel leaders will fear and the misguided Southern people respect. Besides all this, think of the effect which such a sublime manifestation of devotion to the Union would have in Europe. There would be no danger of any foreign war for at least a century afterward. England and France would be only too glad to grant us everything we justly require. The despots and aristocrats of the Old World would see that when the safety of the Republic demands it every American is willing to give up all to his country; and when a nation is thus united it is as irresistible as a Macedon phalanx, and can make its own terms with the world. --Then there would no longer be any expression of foreign sympathy with the rebels. The European powers would have quire enough to do to attend to th