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 56
... shells traversing the air in every direction , and crossing in a fiery net work over the doomed fort , heralded in ... shell beat upon it , and burst within and over it incessantly . The heavy explosions called BOMBARDMENT OF FORT SUMTER ...
... shells traversing the air in every direction , and crossing in a fiery net work over the doomed fort , heralded in ... shell beat upon it , and burst within and over it incessantly . The heavy explosions called BOMBARDMENT OF FORT SUMTER ...
Page 57
... shells that swept the crest of the ramparts . These were the only guns that could throw shells , and hence Anderson was able to reply to the enemy only with solid shot . These , in most cases , thundered harm- lessly on the solid works ...
... shells that swept the crest of the ramparts . These were the only guns that could throw shells , and hence Anderson was able to reply to the enemy only with solid shot . These , in most cases , thundered harm- lessly on the solid works ...
Page 58
... shells and ammunition in the upper service magazine caught fire and exploded with a frightful crash , sending splintered beams and blazing frag- ments in every direction , and adding tenfold to the terror of the conflagration that was ...
... shells and ammunition in the upper service magazine caught fire and exploded with a frightful crash , sending splintered beams and blazing frag- ments in every direction , and adding tenfold to the terror of the conflagration that was ...
Page 68
... shell the batteries the enemy were erecting in the neighborhood , and the place itself , and leave them a heap of smoking ruins , and destroy the guns . Instead of this , we succeeded in scuttling and firing the Pennsylvania , Delaware ...
... shell the batteries the enemy were erecting in the neighborhood , and the place itself , and leave them a heap of smoking ruins , and destroy the guns . Instead of this , we succeeded in scuttling and firing the Pennsylvania , Delaware ...
Page 86
... shells into their ranks , while the infantry obliqued to the right and left , and commenced a deadly fire of musketry . The enemy , after a brisk but short fire , left the lane in which they were posted , and clambering over a fence ...
... shells into their ranks , while the infantry obliqued to the right and left , and commenced a deadly fire of musketry . The enemy , after a brisk but short fire , left the lane in which they were posted , and clambering over a fence ...
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