A pictorial school history of the United States; to which are added the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States . ry, 1863, decided in favor of the nationalforces. Rosecrans remained at Murfreesboro several June his army was again put in motion, and by a flankmovement he compelled Bragg to retreat into Georgia. Events of 1S63.—I. Questions.—1. What Proclamation did President Lincolnissue? 2, When did he issue it? 3. Had he given notice of liis intentit^n to issuesuch a document ? 4. When ? 5. What vas the nature of the proclamation ? Ans. It warned all
A pictorial school history of the United States; to which are added the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States . ry, 1863, decided in favor of the nationalforces. Rosecrans remained at Murfreesboro several June his army was again put in motion, and by a flankmovement he compelled Bragg to retreat into Georgia. Events of 1S63.—I. Questions.—1. What Proclamation did President Lincolnissue? 2, When did he issue it? 3. Had he given notice of liis intentit^n to issuesuch a document ? 4. When ? 5. What vas the nature of the proclamation ? Ans. It warned all the insurgents to lay down their arms and return to their allegiance,under the penalty that, in all the districts where the insurrection should be stillmaintained, with the support of the people, he would, on the first of January thennext, proclaim, as a military measure, the freedom of the slaves. G. What tookplace at Galveston ? 7. Where is Galveston ? (See map, p. 26S.) IL 8. What movement did Eosecrans make? 9. Give an account of the battle utMurfreesboro. 10. Where is Murfreesboro ? (See map, p. 192.) Lincolns administration. 319. JACKSON (stonewall). III. Burnside having, at his ownrequest, been relieved of the com-mand of the Army of the Potomac,was succeeded by Hooker. Towardthe hitter part of April the armyacrain crossed the Rappahannock,but being met by the enemy underLee at Chancellorsville, a severe bat-tle was fought on the 2d and 3d ofMay, to the disadvantage of the national troops. Hooker recrossed . ^ . • i the river, and occupied his former camp opposite Fredericks-buro- In this attempt the army sustained a loss of aboueleven thousand men; that of the Confederates was less, butamong their mortally wounded was Stonewall Jackson,one of their ablest generals. IV On the 9th of June, Lees army, numbermg nearly ahundred thousand men, began a northward movement. Hookerfollowino-. On the 15th President Lincoln issued a call torone hundred thousand men, to repel t
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