A History of Massachusetts in the Civil War

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. Excerpt from book: Section 3CHAPTER III. The People of the Towns?The Press ?The Pulpit ?Edward Everett ? Fletcher Webster offers to raise a Regiment? The Sunday Meeting in State Street ? Mr. Webster's Speech ? Meeting in the Music Hall ? Speech of Wendell Phillips ? Meeting in Chester Park? Speeches of Edward Everett and Benjamin F. Hallctt? Meeting under the Washingto

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n Elm in Cambridge ? Ex-Governor Banks, George S. Hillard, and others ? Letters received by the Governor?Extracts ? Reception of the Dead Bodies of the Killed in Baltimore ? Mr. Crowninshield goes abroad to buy Arms ? Ex-Governor Boutsell sent to Washington ? Letter of John M. Forbes to Mr. Fclton ? Letter to General Wool ? To Rev. Dr. Stearns ? To Robert M. Mason ? Offer of a Ship Load of Ice? Purchase of the Cambridge ? Provisions sent to Fortress Monroe ami Washington ? Governor to President Lincoln ? Attorney-General Foster ? The Ladies of Cambridge ? Call for Three Years' Volunteers ? Letter of John M. Forbes ?Letters received by the Adjutant- General ? Extracts? Letters from Dr. Luther V. Bell and Richard H. Dana, Jr. ?-Ex-C'overnor-Bom vell arrives at Washington ? Letters to the Governor ? State of Affairs at Washington ? Letter from Mr. Foster ? Cipher Telegram ? Judge Hoar at Washington ? Letters to the Governor?The War Department will accept no more Troops ? Charles R. Lowell, Jr., Massachusetts Agent at Washington ? His Instructions ? Letter of Governor to Dr. Howe ? Appointed to examine the Condition of the Regiments ? His Report ? Colonel Prescott ? Letters of the Governor and General Butler?Slavery. The people of Massachusetts were deeply moved by the departure of the three months' men, and the attack made upon the Sixth Regiment at Baltimore. Meetings were held in city and town. Speeches were made by the most distinguished orators in the Sta...

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