Biographical Sketches of Illinois Officers Engaged in the War Against the Rebellion of 1861 |
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... took his seat ( the young- est member , if I mistake not , of the House ) with three Democratic colleagues . He nobly sustained himself , and at the expiration of his term , in 1844 , was re - elected by a largely in- creased majority ...
... took his seat ( the young- est member , if I mistake not , of the House ) with three Democratic colleagues . He nobly sustained himself , and at the expiration of his term , in 1844 , was re - elected by a largely in- creased majority ...
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... took the field ; five regiments obeyed the call for three months men , while sixty - eight regiments flew to arms under the last summons : a grand total of two artillery regiments , eighteen cav- alry , and one hundred and thirty - four ...
... took the field ; five regiments obeyed the call for three months men , while sixty - eight regiments flew to arms under the last summons : a grand total of two artillery regiments , eighteen cav- alry , and one hundred and thirty - four ...
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... took possession of the town . He found secession flags flying in different parts of the city , in expectation of greeting the ar- rival of the Southern army , which was reported three thousand eight hundred strong , sixteen miles ...
... took possession of the town . He found secession flags flying in different parts of the city , in expectation of greeting the ar- rival of the Southern army , which was reported three thousand eight hundred strong , sixteen miles ...
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... took possession of the town . He found secession flags flying in different parts of the city , in expectation of greeting the ar- rival of the Southern army , which was reported three thousand eight hundred strong , sixteen . miles ...
... took possession of the town . He found secession flags flying in different parts of the city , in expectation of greeting the ar- rival of the Southern army , which was reported three thousand eight hundred strong , sixteen . miles ...
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... took part in the well known march of Gen. Fremont to Springfield , after which the 42d went into quarters at Smithtown , Mo. After the fall of Fort Donelson , the Colonel proceeded with his regiment to Fort Holt , near Cairo , where he ...
... took part in the well known march of Gen. Fremont to Springfield , after which the 42d went into quarters at Smithtown , Mo. After the fall of Fort Donelson , the Colonel proceeded with his regiment to Fort Holt , near Cairo , where he ...
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Page 72 - I hear constantly of taking strong positions and holding them — of lines of retreat and of bases of supplies. Let us discard such ideas. The strongest position a soldier should desire to occupy is one from which he can most easily advance against the enemy. Let us study the probable lines of retreat of our opponents, and leave our own to take care of themselves. Let us look before us and not behind. Success and glory are in the advance. Disaster and shame lurk in the rear.
Page 84 - It is as natural to die as to be born, and to a little infant perhaps the one is as painful as the other. He that dies in an earnest pursuit is like one that is wounded in hot blood, who for the time scarce feels the hurt' and therefore, a mind fixed and bent upon somewhat that is good, doth avert the dolours of death. But above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is Nunc dimittis, when a man hath obtained worthy ends and expectations.
Page 11 - On Sunday morning our pickets were attacked and driven in by the enemy. Immediately the five divisions stationed at this place were drawn up in line of battle, ready to meet them.
Page 72 - I presume that I have been called here to pursue the same system and to lead you against the enemy. It is my purpose to do so, and that speedily.
Page 23 - And if from the far Pacific a voice feebler BY THE SHORE OF THE RIVER. 517 than the feeblest murmur upon its shore may be heard to give you courage and hope in the contest, that voice is yours to-day ; and if a man whose hair is gray, who is well-nigh worn out in the battle and toil of life, may pledge himself on such an occasion and in such an audience, let me say, as my last word, that when, amid sheeted fire and flame, I saw and led the hosts of New York as they charged in contest upon a foreign...