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Rise and Progress of the Republican Party in Civil War Era
The piece traces the rise and wartime actions of the Republican Party from Fort Sumter through Emancipation. It covers Lincoln's Civil War decisions, McClellan and Army of the Potomac leadership, Antietam, and the political shift toward emancipation as a war measure. It cites Greeley’s letters, Lincoln’s responses, and Congress actions on slavery, emancipation, and fiscal policy. The narrative frames the party as governing through war and abolition to preserve the Union.
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Fort Sumter
Zachary Taylor
Bull Run
Winfield Scott
Washington
Virginia
B. ‘Mc.Clellan
Scott
McClellan
West Virginia
Army of the Potomac
Repubic
Republican Party
Richmond
Great Party
McDowelll
Sumner
Heinzelman
Keyes
Richmond By Way of Fortress Monroy
John Tucker
Erryaville
Alexandria
Potomac
Peninsular
Army of
Lee
Aickly
Shenandoah Valley
Potomac River
Maryland
Baltimore
Sharpsburg
Antietam
Horace Greeley
Lincoln
Chicago
Europe
North
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Asix
A. K. McClure
Greeley
Executive
Congress
Union Pacific
Northern Pacific
Southern Pacific
United States
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CABC
Henry Wilson
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