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Showing posts with label The Rio Grande. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Rio Grande. Show all posts
Sunday, April 14, 2024

Northern Sentiment

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The following sweet morsel of her fierce defiance and blustering braggadocio appears in the Philadelphia Transcript , under the head of “Cru...
Sunday, March 17, 2024

Albert G. Brown’s Speech on Millard Fillmore’s Message Concerning the Texas Boundary, August 8, 1850

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SPEECH IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AUGUST 8, 1850, ON PRESIDENT FILLMORE'S MESSAGE CONCERNING THE TEXAN BOUNDARY. MR. BROWN said:...
Saturday, January 6, 2024

Jefferson Davis’ Remarks on the Resolution of Thanks to General Zachary Taylor, May 28, 1846

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Mr. JEFFERSON DAVIS said, as a friend to the army, he rejoiced at the evidence now afforded of a disposition in this House to deal justly, t...

Jefferson Davis’ Remarks on the Bill Making Alterations in the Pay Department of the Army, May 30, 1846.

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Mr. JEFFERSON DAVIS said there were two positions taken in relation to the bill which he thought incorrect: first, that it became necessary ...
Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Diary of Gideon Welles: Tuesday, August 1, 1865

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 The President sends notice that there will be no Cabinet-meeting to-day. He went to Fortress Monroe on Sunday in a light river boat, and re...
Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Diary of Gideon Welles: Friday, June 16, 1865

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At Cabinet-meeting General Grant came in to press upon the government the importance of taking decisive measures in favor of the republic of...
Tuesday, August 6, 2019

George S. Denison to Salmon P. Chase, February 1, 1863

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(Private) New Orleans , February 1st, 1863. Dear Sir : Everything is quiet on the Mississippi. There have been no military movements. ...
Friday, March 15, 2019

George S. Denison to Salmon P. Chase, January 2, 1863

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(Private) New Orleans , January 2nd, 1863. Dear Sir : Everything remains nearly as when I last wrote. Troops have been moving up to B...
Saturday, January 12, 2019

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: October 29, 1863

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Gen. Lee writes (a few days since), from Brandy Station, that Meade seems determined to advance again; that troops are going up the Potomac...
Friday, December 21, 2018

George S. Denison to Salmon P. Chase, November 14, 1862

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(Private) New Orleans , Nov. 14th, 1862. Dear Sir: Four days ago, General Butler showed me the letter he had just received from you,...
Monday, July 9, 2018

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: September 28, 1863

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All is reported quiet on the Rappahannock, the enemy seeming to be staggered, if not stupefied, by the stunning blows dealt Rosecrans in th...
Saturday, June 2, 2018

Albon Chase* To CongressmanHowell Cobb, May 20, 1846

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Athens [ga.], May 20, 1846. Dear Sir : I have at length mustered sufficient resolution to commence a letter to you; but as through app...
Tuesday, May 22, 2018

John P. King* to Congressman Howell Cobb, May 7, 1846

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Augusta, Ga ., May 7, 1846. . . . P. S. — Exciting news from Mexico this morning; this only could be reasonably expected. I have ( entr...
Friday, May 18, 2018

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: September 19, 1863

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The reports from Western North Carolina indicate that much bad feeling prevails there still; and it is really something more than a militar...
Monday, July 31, 2017

Salmon P. Chase to W. G. Kephart,* Winchester, Adams County, Ohio, May 8, 1849

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June 19, [1849.] My Dear Sir — On my return from Frankfort, Kentucky, day before yesterday, I found your note of the 7th inst. on my t...