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Life of General Robert Hatton, including his most important public speeches;

James Vaulx Drake · 1867 · Scanned text · Free in the US

186,188 words · about 13 h 2 min to read

Period artwork: Interior of the Bodleian Library, 1845
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Author
James Vaulx Drake
Language
English
Published
1867
Length
186,188 words · about 13 h 2 min
Sections
4 reader sections
Text
Scanned text, read from page scans by OCR; may contain errors
Rights
Public domain in the United States

 

Contents (4)

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Front matter

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CHAPTER V. Nominee of the American Party, for Governor of Tennessee

— His Letters and Speech 100-147

CHAPTER VL Elected Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of I. 0. 0. F.—

Elected to the United States Congress 148-171

CHAPTER VIL Thirty-sixth Congress — His Diary — Letters — Speech on the

Organization of the House 172-229

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CONTENTS.

CHAPTER VIII.

Diary and Letters, continued — Chairman of the House Committee on Naval Expenditures — His Speech 230-295

CHAPTER IX.

Second Session of the Thirty-sixth Congress — Diary and Letters— Speech on the "State of the Union" — Efforts to preserve the Union 29G-348

CHAPTER X.

War between the North and the South — He falls, battling

for the Confederate States 3J:9-427

Appendix

I. — My Impressions of the late General Hatton, by N.

Lawrence Lindsley, L. L. D 431-433

II. — Impressions of the late General Robert Hatton, by

General Alex. P. Stewart 434-435

III. — General Hatton's efforts to preserve the health of his

men, by Dr. J. L. Fitc, 43.5-439

IV. — Sketch of his Life and Character, by Rolfe S. Saunders,.. 439-446

V. — Funeral Ceremonies, by Odd Fellows and Citizens, 44G-452

VI.~Extract of Oration, by Adjutant G. A. Howard, 452-458

BIOGRAPHY.

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