Memories of the Southern StatesBarnicott, 1865 - 116 pages |
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... land . But with my good mother's consent , and with the prospect of returning home the following year , all was bright to me ; I did not so much as complain of the many tumbles and bruises which came to my lot from the old slippery ...
... land . But with my good mother's consent , and with the prospect of returning home the following year , all was bright to me ; I did not so much as complain of the many tumbles and bruises which came to my lot from the old slippery ...
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... tune together , " Dixie's Land " was also a favourite tune of little Queenie's . A month passed , when Mrs. W. returned home . She had that same day received a letter from England , announcing the death of her nephew MEMORIES OF THE SOUTH .
... tune together , " Dixie's Land " was also a favourite tune of little Queenie's . A month passed , when Mrs. W. returned home . She had that same day received a letter from England , announcing the death of her nephew MEMORIES OF THE SOUTH .
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... land cultivated , and about 100 of pine land , also an orchard of peach trees , which promised us a good supply of peaches , but they failed . The following morning we bid the Captain good bye , and returned home . We did not forget to ...
... land cultivated , and about 100 of pine land , also an orchard of peach trees , which promised us a good supply of peaches , but they failed . The following morning we bid the Captain good bye , and returned home . We did not forget to ...
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... land ; for I will not leave thee until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of . " - Genesis 28th chapter , 15th verse . This promise , I considered , was intended for me as well as Jacob , and for every one who endeavours to ...
... land ; for I will not leave thee until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of . " - Genesis 28th chapter , 15th verse . This promise , I considered , was intended for me as well as Jacob , and for every one who endeavours to ...
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... land of liberty ! During the year 1861 , the following victories were gained by the Confederates : Feb. 16th - San Antonio . March 12th - Fort Brown , April 13th - Fort Sumpter , 15th - Fort Bliss , 20th - Fort Indianola , May 19th ...
... land of liberty ! During the year 1861 , the following victories were gained by the Confederates : Feb. 16th - San Antonio . March 12th - Fort Brown , April 13th - Fort Sumpter , 15th - Fort Bliss , 20th - Fort Indianola , May 19th ...
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Page 74 - Except now and then a stray picket Is shot, as he walks on his beat, to and fro, By a rifleman hid in the thicket. 'Tis nothing ; a private or two, now and then, Will not count in the news of the battle ; Not an officer lost — only one of the men, Moaning out, all alone, the death rattle." All quiet along the Potomac...
Page 15 - And behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
Page 93 - IF ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth: For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
Page 75 - His musket falls slack ; his face, dark and grim, Grows gentle with memories tender As he mutters a prayer for the children asleep, For their mother : may Heaven defend her...
Page 19 - I AM the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me, shall never die.
Page 74 - Far away in the cot on the mountain. His musket falls slack, — his face, dark and grim, Grows gentle with memories tender, As he mutters a prayer for the children asleep, — For their mother, — may Heaven defend her...
Page 36 - The mother who conceals her grief While to her breast her son she presses, Then breathes a few brave words and brief, Kissing the patriot brow she blesses, With no one but her secret God To know the pain that weighs upon her, Sheds holy blood as e'er the sod Received on Freedom's field of honor ! THOMAS BUCHANAN READ.
Page 75 - All quiet along the Potomac to-night — No sound save the rush of the river ; While soft falls the dew on the face of the dead — The picket's off duty forever.
Page 104 - The Proprietor, in the first place, wishes the Overseer most distinctly to understand that his first object is to be, under all circumstances, the care and well being of the negroes.
Page 86 - It has become my solemn duty to inform the authorities and citizens of Charleston and Savannah, that the movements of the enemy's fleet indicate an early land and naval attack on one or both cities, and to urge that persons unable to take an active part in the struggle shall retire.