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Excerpt from American History for Young Folks: Or Story of Our Great Country From the Earliest Discoveries to the Present Time A graphic account is given of that terrible ordeal through which the settlers passed, the French and Indian war, also of the uprising of an op pressed people; their heroic struggle for independence; exciting scenes and progress of the war; sufferings of the American army; darkest days of the conflict and final victory. Washington and his compeers stand out in bold relief and majestic proportions, as seen in the light of history. The war of 1812 with Great Britain and the Mexican war at a later period are fully related, and the growth of the nation is traced from small beginnings to its commanding position among the great and influential nations of the world. Then comes a stirring account of the great Civil War; the attack on Fort Sumter; the country aroused; troops hurrying to the Capital; opening events of the war in Virginia; bloodshed in Missouri; campaign in Kenn tucky and capture of Vicksburg; battles of South Mountain, Antietam, and Gettysburg; Sheridan's raid; Sherman's great march to the sea; terrible battles in the Wilderness; Grant before Richmond; surrender of Lee's army and end of the great conflict. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.