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Mexico (Mexico, Mexico) (search for this): article 1
h this was divided. Florida and Texas were reserved to the slave States, making, together, 333,624 square miles, and by the Missouri Compromise a portion of the Louisiana purchase was left to the South, amounting to 158,896 square miles. Total to the South, 492,520. All the remainder, viz: 977,600 square miles, or nearly in the proportion of two to one, were accorded to the free States! Since that division, the only territory acquired was that under the treaty of peace after the war with Mexico. This contained 665,486 square miles, and was all free territory. Of this, the North obtained the rich State of California, containing 188,981 square miles; Utah, 220,196--making a total of 409,177, which the Northern States acquired from a war to which Southern treasure contributed the principal portion of the means, and Southern rebels contributed the largest number of soldiers. New Mexico remained, containing 256,309 square miles of not very desirable territory to any section; yet the
Free (Indiana, United States) (search for this): article 1
which the present States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin were given to free labor.--By the cession of this tract of slave territory, which contained 239,558 square miles, the proportion between free and slave territory was at once greatly changed; for the free territory which had before the cession been but one fifth of the whole country, was by this voluntary act of a slave State, increased to more than one-half. The relative extent of the two sections now stood thus: Free territory, 409,220 square miles; slave territory, 398,458 square miles.--Of the latter, the States of North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia conveyed 142,856 miles to the United States, on condition that slavery should not be interfered with; and upon this condition it was accepted, and since that time have been created out of it the States of Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi. Thus, it will be seen, that in the first partition of territory, it was freely and generously divided by the slave
Robert Gray (search for this): article 1
For the wounded. --We have received from Robert Gray, Esq, of Graysville, Georgia, a box containing several articles useful for the sick and wounded soldiers, which we have seat to the Ladies' Aid Society. according to his directions. Mr. Gray also sent by another hand $20 to aid the Society. Nursing the Sick--Letters received from ladies who represent that they are wil ling to assist in nursing the sick and wounded soldiers, have been handed over to those who can best inform them raysville, Georgia, a box containing several articles useful for the sick and wounded soldiers, which we have seat to the Ladies' Aid Society. according to his directions. Mr. Gray also sent by another hand $20 to aid the Society. Nursing the Sick--Letters received from ladies who represent that they are wil ling to assist in nursing the sick and wounded soldiers, have been handed over to those who can best inform them upon the subject. We cannot ourselves answer their interrogatories.
Graysville (Georgia, United States) (search for this): article 1
For the wounded. --We have received from Robert Gray, Esq, of Graysville, Georgia, a box containing several articles useful for the sick and wounded soldiers, which we have seat to the Ladies' Aid Society. according to his directions. Mr. Gray also sent by another hand $20 to aid the Society. Nursing the Sick--Letters received from ladies who represent that they are wil ling to assist in nursing the sick and wounded soldiers, have been handed over to those who can best inform them upon the subject. We cannot ourselves answer their interrogatories.
Dick (search for this): article 1
Old "Uncle Dick." --On Tuesday afternoon last a considerable crowd collected on Main street, near 12th, to listen to many interesting incidents of the battle at Manassas, which were being related by an old colored hero named "Dick," who was an active participant in the eventful engagement at that memorable place. His age, he said, was over sixty years, and every one who saw the venerable, silvery locks which covered the old patriot's head, readily credited the statement. Having enlisted enthusiastic manner. He espied one of them somewhat separated from the rest, in the act of cutting stick for Washington, and immediately started in pursuit of him. On coming up with the brave Lincoln soldier, he brought his gun to bear on uncle "Dick; " but this, he said, he had no fear of, and did not halt until he had a fast hold on the Yankee's collar, and lost no time in conducting him where the prisoners had been confined. On asking the old negro if he intended returning to his army,
Beauregard (search for this): article 1
ms certain of having made more than one of them bite the dust. The capture of a live Yankee by this old negro, was related by him in the most enthusiastic manner. He espied one of them somewhat separated from the rest, in the act of cutting stick for Washington, and immediately started in pursuit of him. On coming up with the brave Lincoln soldier, he brought his gun to bear on uncle "Dick; " but this, he said, he had no fear of, and did not halt until he had a fast hold on the Yankee's collar, and lost no time in conducting him where the prisoners had been confined. On asking the old negro if he intended returning to his army, he promptly answered that he should do so as soon as he transacted his business in this city, and that he expected in a short time to beat on his drum in the streets of Washington that good old tune, "Dixie." "Our pickets," he said, "were in two miles of Alexandria, and Mas. Beauregard would not be long in driving the d — d Yankees from Arlington."
Mas (search for this): article 1
s certain of having made more than one of them bite the dust. The capture of a live Yankee by this old negro, was related by him in the most enthusiastic manner. He espied one of them somewhat separated from the rest, in the act of cutting stick for Washington, and immediately started in pursuit of him. On coming up with the brave Lincoln soldier, he brought his gun to bear on uncle "Dick; " but this, he said, he had no fear of, and did not halt until he had a fast hold on the Yankee's collar, and lost no time in conducting him where the prisoners had been confined. On asking the old negro if he intended returning to his army, he promptly answered that he should do so as soon as he transacted his business in this city, and that he expected in a short time to beat on his drum in the streets of Washington that good old tune, "Dixie." "Our pickets," he said, "were in two miles of Alexandria, and Mas. Beauregard would not be long in driving the d — d Yankees from Arlington."
Abe Lincoln (search for this): article 1
er his shoulder, and picking up the gun of a defunct Hessian, participated in the popular amusement of the day of pulling down the enemy at long taw. He seems certain of having made more than one of them bite the dust. The capture of a live Yankee by this old negro, was related by him in the most enthusiastic manner. He espied one of them somewhat separated from the rest, in the act of cutting stick for Washington, and immediately started in pursuit of him. On coming up with the brave Lincoln soldier, he brought his gun to bear on uncle "Dick; " but this, he said, he had no fear of, and did not halt until he had a fast hold on the Yankee's collar, and lost no time in conducting him where the prisoners had been confined. On asking the old negro if he intended returning to his army, he promptly answered that he should do so as soon as he transacted his business in this city, and that he expected in a short time to beat on his drum in the streets of Washington that good old tu
McClellan (search for this): article 1
a rifled cannon shot,) singing toward me, and seeing others take warning from its note by running behind trees, I bent as close to the ground as I could. Whether that helped any portion of me from its range, I do not know; but I saw it smite a rise in the path about fifteen yards ahead, and had a look at the monster in my hand in two minutes afterward. Even in that quiescent state, I could hardly help respecting it with terror. A Speech from Gen. M'Clellan. On the arrival of Gen. McClellan in Philadelphia, the rabble got him out upon a balcony, when he spoke as follows: My Friends:--In this time of action it will not do to make useless speeches. I take this greeting as intended for my brave soldiers of Western Virginia, to whom the whole credit of the recent skirmishing in that section is due. But your applauses assure me that the cause of the Government lies next to your hearts, and, remembering it, I shall try to do better in my new field of labor. I bid you good
Brackett (search for this): article 1
who had not yet been engaged, were parched with the consuming force of the terrible excitement. When we arrived, Sherman's guns were still engaged in playing with the batteries of the enemy, and the infantry were not upon the field. The reinforcements also were withheld, and the battle left to the great guns alone. The 69th and 79th, and Wisconsin 2d, were drawn up just at the entrance of the field, protected from the enemy by a narrow screen of saplings; and I stood by a company of Brackett's cavalry, who were waiting for another dash, whenever the gunners should require their protection. I looked along the Celtic and Gaelic line, and they stood amid the booming of the guns, pale and resolved, with their lips firmly set, impatiently expecting the signal to go in. One signal shout, the prologue to a bound, would have been cheap at a guinea to the poorest man in the line. As I stood thus dividing my admiration between them and the gallant fellows who were working our guns, the
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