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Such was the military condition of the United States when the War of the Rebellion sounded the tocsin of alarm, and our generation was called upon to meet the gravest struggle in American history.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “Such was the military condition of the United States when the War of the Rebellion sounded the tocsin of alarm, and our…”
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Sherman reflects on the military state of the U.S. prior to the Civil War, emphasizing the urgency of the conflict.
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