. Washington during war time, a series of papers showing the military, political, and social phases during 1861 to 1865; official souvenir of the Thirty-Sixth annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic . M| fggm [12]. The Military Situation in Washingtonin 1861 By MARCUS BENJAMINPresident of the Society of the War of 1812 HE winter months of the year1860-61 were full of gloom tothe residents of } The fearful apprehension ofthe terrible nearness of thedreaded Civil War was con-stantly before them. It will be remembered thatafter an intensely earnest andanxious canvass, Abra
. Washington during war time, a series of papers showing the military, political, and social phases during 1861 to 1865; official souvenir of the Thirty-Sixth annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic . M| fggm [12]. The Military Situation in Washingtonin 1861 By MARCUS BENJAMINPresident of the Society of the War of 1812 HE winter months of the year1860-61 were full of gloom tothe residents of } The fearful apprehension ofthe terrible nearness of thedreaded Civil War was con-stantly before them. It will be remembered thatafter an intensely earnest andanxious canvass, AbrahamLincoln, the candidate of theRepublican party, had beenelected on a platform thatdenied the extension of slavery in the new States. Distinctthreats that the success of the Republican candidate would bethe signal for disunion, made during the heat of the canvass byextreme leaders in the Southern States, were soon found to betrue. On December 20, i<S6o, South Carolina passed an ordi-nance of secession and several of the leading members of cabinet manifested their clearly defined opinionsby promptly withdrawing from their offices. It was indeedfortunate that staunch Union men, such as John A. Dix andJos
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