The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 1National Tribune, 1898 - UNITED STATES--HISTORY--CIVIL WAR, 1861-1865 |
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Page 54
... orders or provisions , Beauregard , the same day , at half - past three o'clock in the morning , sent word that in one hour he would " open the fire of his batteries on fort Sumter . " CHAPTER III . APRIL , 1861 . FIRST SHOT AT.
... orders or provisions , Beauregard , the same day , at half - past three o'clock in the morning , sent word that in one hour he would " open the fire of his batteries on fort Sumter . " CHAPTER III . APRIL , 1861 . FIRST SHOT AT.
Page 55
... o'clock , before the full dawn could reveal to them the flag under whose folds they had so long lived in peace and prosperity , the first shot was fired . The deep thunder 56 FIRST SHOT AT FORT SUMTER woke the morning echoes.
... o'clock , before the full dawn could reveal to them the flag under whose folds they had so long lived in peace and prosperity , the first shot was fired . The deep thunder 56 FIRST SHOT AT FORT SUMTER woke the morning echoes.
Page 56
... morning echoes , and rolled away over the trem- bling waters of the bay . At that moment the great clock of destiny struck its warning note . No single cannon shot before , ever bore such destinies on its darkened flight . It shivered ...
... morning echoes , and rolled away over the trem- bling waters of the bay . At that moment the great clock of destiny struck its warning note . No single cannon shot before , ever bore such destinies on its darkened flight . It shivered ...
Page 57
... the solid walls of the fort , and his shells , whose course could be seen by their long trains of light , dropped incessantly around and within the silent structure . Early on Saturday morning , > 58 DEFENSE OF FORT SUMTER . 3 the little.
... the solid walls of the fort , and his shells , whose course could be seen by their long trains of light , dropped incessantly around and within the silent structure . Early on Saturday morning , > 58 DEFENSE OF FORT SUMTER . 3 the little.
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... morning preparations for the evacuation com- menced . But first , the only man killed during the terrible bombardment , a private by the name of Daniel Hough , who lost his life by the bursting of a cannon , was buried with military ...
... morning preparations for the evacuation com- menced . But first , the only man killed during the terrible bombardment , a private by the name of Daniel Hough , who lost his life by the bursting of a cannon , was buried with military ...
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