. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . RICHMOND SCENES IN 6:. FRONT AND REAR VIEWS (IF 1HF. VIRGINIAARMORY, RICHMOND. The armory, which was completed in1805, was garrisoned during the war by apany known as the State Guard. Thebuilding was destroyed in the lire that fol-lowed the evacuation in April, 1865. the president-elect came up-on the stand, there was analmost painful hush in thecrowd. All seemed to feelthe gravity of the trust ourchosen leader was he kissed the
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . RICHMOND SCENES IN 6:. FRONT AND REAR VIEWS (IF 1HF. VIRGINIAARMORY, RICHMOND. The armory, which was completed in1805, was garrisoned during the war by apany known as the State Guard. Thebuilding was destroyed in the lire that fol-lowed the evacuation in April, 1865. the president-elect came up-on the stand, there was analmost painful hush in thecrowd. All seemed to feelthe gravity of the trust ourchosen leader was he kissed the book ashout went up; but there was no elation visible as the people slowly dis-persed. And it was thought ominous afterward, when the story was repeated,that, as Mrs. Davis, who had a Virginia negro for coachman, was driven tothe inauguration, she observed the carriage went at a snails pace and wasescorted by four negro men in black clothes, wearing white cotton gloves andwalking solemnly, two on either side of the equipage; she asked the coach-man what such a spectacle could mean, and was answered, Well, maam,you tole me to arrange everything as it should be; and this
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