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Title: The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Miller, Francis Trevelyan, 1877-1959 Lanier, Robert S. (Robert Sampson), 1880-
Subjects: United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Pictorial works United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865
Publisher: New York : Review of Reviews Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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911, REVIEW OF REVIEWS CO. TO THE EXECUTIVE MANSION OF THE NATION GRANTS INAUGURATION AS PRESIDENT—MARCH 4, 1809 The inauguration of Ulysses S, Grant was a particularly impressive ceremony. When he was nominated in May, istis. his letter of ac-ceptance had closed with the phrase, Lei us haw peace, which l» ■< ■; ■ lli<- slogan of the campaign. The ceremonies on March Hh were marked by intense enthusiasm. The recent contest between the President and ((ingress had made the people more than responsiveto the prayer. Let us have peace; thej looked forward with eagerness for this hero of war. the youngest of their Presidents, to allaythe bitterness of partisan strife and sectional animosity. This was so much the purpose of Grants own heart that, out of all his publicutterances, this was chosen for inscription on his tomb on Riverside Drive in New York. Grant is one of the few captains in the historyof the world who made war that war might cease. The story of his career forms

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