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They felt that their cause was just, and they were prepared to suffer and die for it. At the head of the State was the great and noble Lincoln, whose calm and indomitable spirit was unbroken under the heaviest disaster. THEY FELT THAT THEIR CAUSE WAS JUST AND THEY WERE PREPARED TO SUFFER AND DIE FOR IT AT THE HEAD OF THE STATE WAS THE GREAT AND NOBLE LINCOLN WHOSE CALM AND INDOMITABLE SPIRIT WAS UNBROKEN UNDER THE HEAVIEST DISASTER
ders, and these of course threw in their lot with the South, and for some time the North had no men of equal capacity to set against them. Thus for months and almost years it seemed as if the Confederates would succeed, and that the fetters of the slave would be fixed more firmly than ever. But defeat and delay were in reality making leaders for the North. A young engineer officer named M'Clellan was put in command at first. His appointment appeared to be a fortunate one. He speedily organised and placed in the field a splendid army, and it was fondly expected that a few months with such troops as his would end the war. But M'Clellan, though a brave soldier and an able man, was a disappointment. Like the father of Frederick the Great, he was an ideal drill-master, but an indifferent general. He was afraid to risk his magnificent army, and while he dallied his foes snatched victory after victory. Those were dark days for the Northern States, yet through the darkness they did not falter. NIANS AND SLAVEHOLDERS AND THESE OF COURSE THREW IN THEIR LOT WITH THE SOUTH AND FOR SOME TIME THE NORTH HAD NO MEN OF EQUAL CAPACITY TO SET AGAINST THEM THUS FOR MONTHS AND ALMOST YEARS IT SEEMED AS IF THE CONFEDERATES WOULD SUCCEED AND THAT THE FETTERS OF THE SLAVE WOULD BE FIXED MORE FIRMLY THAN EVER BUT DEFEAT AND DELAY WERE IN REALITY MAKING LEADERS FOR THE NORTH A YOUNG ENGINEER OFFICER NAMED MC CLELLAN WAS PUT IN COMMAND AT FIRST HIS APPOINTMENT APPEARED TO BE A FORTUNATE ONE HE SPEEDILY ORGANIZED AND PLACED IN THE FIELD A SPLENDID ARMY AND IT WAS FONDLY EXPECTED THAT A FEW MONTHS WITH SUCH TROOPS AS HIS WOULD END THE WAR BUT MC CLELLAN THOUGH A BRAVE SOLDIER AND AN ABLE MAN WAS A DISAPPOINTMENT LIKE THE FATHER OF FREDERICK THE GREAT HE WAS AN IDEAL DRILL MASTER BUT AN INDIFFERENT GENERAL HE WAS AFRAID TO RISK HIS MAGNIFICENT ARMY AND WHILE HE DALLIED HIS FOES SNATCHED VICTORY AFTER VICTORY THOSE WERE DARK DAYS FOR THE NORTHERN STATES YET THROUGH THE DARKNESS THEY DID NOT FALTER
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