That a great battle must soon be fought no one could doubt; but, in the apparent and perhaps real absence of plan on the part of Lee, it was impossible to foretell the precise scene of the encounter.

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General Reynolds immediately found himself engaged with a force which greatly outnumbered his own, and...

General Reynolds immediately found himself engaged with a force which greatly outnumbered his own, and...

If this boy passes the examinations he will be admitted; and if the white students...

If this boy passes the examinations he will be admitted; and if the white students...

There is no sanctuary of virtue like home.

There is no sanctuary of virtue like home.

I feel, as never before, how justly, from the dawn of history to the present...

I feel, as never before, how justly, from the dawn of history to the present...

I will not refuse to do something that I can do.

I will not refuse to do something that I can do.

God bless the Union; - it is dearer to us for the blood of brave...

God bless the Union; - it is dearer to us for the blood of brave...

And now the momentous day, a day to be forever remembered in the annals of...

And now the momentous day, a day to be forever remembered in the annals of...

The heart of the People, North and South, is for the Union.

The heart of the People, North and South, is for the Union.

There were speeches made in Congress in the very last session before the outbreak of...

There were speeches made in Congress in the very last session before the outbreak of...