This machine was able to reduce the time it took to separate seeds from the cotton. ... Strong proponents of states' rights like  Thomas Jefferson  and Patrick Henry were not present at this meeting. ... Fourth, had the railroad system not fallen into Union hands, the Confederacy would have been able to transport supplies and men to the army. ... Had Grant not captured it, the Confederacy would have still been able to use it for transportation. ...

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I have read all the papers I have been able to get my hands on, but have seen nothing said of my brother, except that he has been detained at home on account of sickness. ... Patrick Henry rang freedom's cry here in 1775 at Saint John's Episcopal Church, then the largest place of assembly that the small, young City could offer. ...

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