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CONFEDERATE MILITARY HISTORY.


may be allowed to enter on their former peaceful pursuits and to develop the abundant natural resources with which they are blessed, let us then resolutely continue to devote our united and unimpaired energies to the defense of our homes, our lives and our liberties. This is the true path to peace. Let us tread it with confidence in the assured result."