Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War (1887) (14762960045)

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Title: Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War
Year: 1887 (1880s)
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Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Generals Generals
Publisher: (New York, N.Y.) : (The Century Co.)
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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ere Hardin, Bissell, and Freeman. t December 28, 1864. % Jefferson Davis, who was with the army in Mexico. 524 and even the entire justiceof the war, neverthelesssupported it, because itwas the war of his coun-try. In the one it mightbe mere enthusiasm and animpetuous temperament;in the other it was truepatriotism, a sense of duty.Homer represents Hec-tor as strongly doubtingthe expediency of the waragainst Greece. He gavehis advice against it; hehad no sympathy withParis, whom he bitterlyreproached, much less withHelen; yet, when the warcame, and the Grecianforces were marshaled onthe plain, and their crook-ed keels were seen cuttingthe sands of the Trojancoast, Hector was a flam-ing fire, his beaming hel-met was seen in the thick-est of the fight. There arein the American armymany who have the spiritof Hector; who stronglydoubt the propriety of thewar, and especially themanner of its commence-ment ; who yet are readyto pour out their heartsbest blood like water, and ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
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THE BOUNDARIES OF TEXAS. This map gives the boundary between Mexico and the United States as defined by thetreaty of 1828 ; the westerly bank of the Sabine River from its mouth to the 32d degree oflatitude; thence due north to the Red River, following the course of that stream to the 100thdegree of longitude west from Greenwich ; thence due north to the Arkansas River, and run-ning along its south bank to its source in the Rocky Mountains, near the place where Leadvillenow stands; thence due north to the 42d parallel of latitude, which it follows to the PacificOcean. On the west will be seen the boundaries claimed by Mexico and the United States after the annexation of Texas. The Mexican authorities considered the western boundary of Texas to their lives witl it On a for- be the Nueces River, from mouth to source; thence by an indefinite line to the Rio Pecos, , . and through the elevated and barren Llano Estacado to the source of the main branch of the dgn Shore, in defense OI Red Ri

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