Abraham Lincoln and the United StatesHodder & Stoughton, 1948 - 286 páginas |
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... military talent was available to them . The ablest officers of the United States Army who were in active service at ... military college of the United States , were all in civil life when the war began . Even when the Union had ...
... military talent was available to them . The ablest officers of the United States Army who were in active service at ... military college of the United States , were all in civil life when the war began . Even when the Union had ...
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... military blow against them ? Would it not reduce their sinews of war ? Lincoln immediately saw dangers in Fré- mont's proclamation . To begin with , he did not believe that it was justified by military necessity at that time . And ...
... military blow against them ? Would it not reduce their sinews of war ? Lincoln immediately saw dangers in Fré- mont's proclamation . To begin with , he did not believe that it was justified by military necessity at that time . And ...
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... military necessity was not necessarily out of the question now . It was still true that no single military commander could take this action without the authority of the President . But , he added , ' whether it be competent for me , as ...
... military necessity was not necessarily out of the question now . It was still true that no single military commander could take this action without the authority of the President . But , he added , ' whether it be competent for me , as ...
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