AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
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He returned Nolan’s own sword back to him
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He wrote letters to the Secretary of War requesting that Nolan be pardoned for his bravery and leadership in the sea battle during the War of 1812
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He used him in later naval engagements
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Description. The Man Without a Country is the story of American Army lieutenant Philip Nolan, who renounces his country during a trial for treason and is consequently sentenced to spend the rest of his days at sea without so much as a word of news about the United States.
Detailed explanation-2: -nounindividual forced to leave his or her native country or home.
Detailed explanation-3: -This story was published in 1863, and is overtly abolitionist and pro-Union in the United States Civil War. It is a persuasive writing used to influence men to sign-up as Union soldiers as well as strengthen support for the war among the citizens of Northern states.
Detailed explanation-4: -Nolan is sentenced to permanent exile aboard a series of U.S. warships, never again to hear news from or speak of his country. Decades pass. Shuttled from ocean to ocean, Nolan realizes he is a stateless person, estranged from his keepers and forgotten by his country.