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Excerpt from The Trades' Unions of EnglandAre carefully examined as a guide for the course to be taken. In the midst of the uncertainty which envelops the future of France, we cannot take too frequent soundings in the track of our neighbours, whose course is beset by the same dangers as ours. But if these inquiries are to be of any use, we must take into consideration all the details which can throw light upon this important question, which af...

Excerpt from History of the Civil War in America, Vol. 1It would have been unbecoming in me to argue upon contro verted questions, national, political, or military, upon which, after careful investigation and mature deliberation, the author has expressed himself decidedly.Least of all have I considered it within my province to say a word as to his estimates of individuals and their relations to the government.He has himself said that his histo...

Excerpt from History of the Civil War in America, Vol. 1It would have been unbecoming in me to argue upon contro verted questions, national, political, or military, upon which, after careful investigation and mature deliberation, the author has expressed himself decidedly.Least of all have I considered it within my province to say a word as to his estimates of individuals and their relations to the government.He has himself said that his histo...

Excerpt from The Trades' Unions of England WE owe a word of explanation to the reader who takes the trouble of perusing these pages. They may appear full of special details, the subject itself will doubtless seem altogether technical. But we hope that he, like ourselves, will see that there is a general and imme diate interest in this question, which we, for our parts, have spent much time in investigating. About the Publisher Forgotten Boo...

The War on the Rapidan The year is 1863. Losses in 1862 at Fredericksburg, Vicksburg, and Murpfreesboro have left the Union Army in disarray. Twenty-five thousand enlistees are about to reach the end of their service and will have to be released on the first of May The Confederacy has gained in experience and confidence. Cavalry forays by audacious commanders like General J.E.B. Stuart and Mosby's Rangers are dazzlingly successful. Now, Genera...