... ' Jackson, an eccentric hero of Bull Run, to tie up union armis invadeing the Shenandoah Valley. With about 15,000 men Jackson used manuvuer to win several battles and keep 60,000 federals tied up and away from Richmond and McClellan. Jackson then marched his army to Richmond, where Lee had suceeded Smith. Although outnumbered, Lee decided to attack McClellan rather ... into the Army of Northern Virginia, with two corps; one under Jackson and the other commanded by the exprienced and gruff James Longstreet. McClellan retreated north while an army of 60,000 union soliders under the bragga...

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... and everything in between. 5. Nat Turner - Nat Turner, a black slave and preacher, led the most famous slave revolt in United States history. In 1831, Turner and from 60 to 70 other slaves killed about 60 whites in Virginia. The victims included the family of Joseph Travis, Turner's owner. More whites died during the rebellion led by Turner than in any other in ... ...

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... knew it was the right thing to do. From this book Frederick learned the power of truth over the conscience, of even a slaveholder. The idea of truth became the main theme in Frederick's later speeches, debates, and interviews in the north. The more he read, the more he hated those who believed in slavery. He sometimes felt that this blessing was ... knew it was the right thing to do. From this book Frederick learned the power of truth over the conscience, of even a slaveholder. The idea of truth became the main theme in Frederick's later speeches, debates, and interviews in the north. T...

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... to his sister Mary. "I"m going away," he stated. "I"m going to be a writer. And if I can't be a writer, I"ll be a hobo" (Hacker 34). So in 1897, Sandburg joined the corps of 60,00 hoboes who found the American railroads "an exhilarating if illicit free ride from one corner of the United States to another (Niven). His hobo days came to a quick end ... ...

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