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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... Shot at Fort Sumter - Its fearful Significance - The Bombardment- Surrender of - Exultation of the People of Charleston - Reception of the News North - Union of all Parties - Proclamation of the President calling ( 15 ) 31 41 16 THE ...
... Shot at Fort Sumter - Its fearful Significance - The Bombardment- Surrender of - Exultation of the People of Charleston - Reception of the News North - Union of all Parties - Proclamation of the President calling ( 15 ) 31 41 16 THE ...
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... shot was permitted to be fired . This brave commander , with his little garrison of seventy - five men , saw month after month the frowning batteries rise around him , preparatory to opening their concentrated fire upon him . The ...
... shot was permitted to be fired . This brave commander , with his little garrison of seventy - five men , saw month after month the frowning batteries rise around him , preparatory to opening their concentrated fire upon him . The ...
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... 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.
... 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.
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... SHOT AT FORT SUMTER ITS FEARFUL SIGNIFICANCE THE BOMBARD , MENT - SURRENDER OF EXULTATION OF THE PEOPLE OF ... shot was fired . The deep thunder 56 FIRST SHOT AT FORT SUMTER woke the morning echoes.
... SHOT AT FORT SUMTER ITS FEARFUL SIGNIFICANCE THE BOMBARD , MENT - SURRENDER OF EXULTATION OF THE PEOPLE OF ... shot was fired . The deep thunder 56 FIRST SHOT AT FORT SUMTER woke the morning echoes.
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... SHOT AT FORT SUMTER woke the 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 ...
... SHOT AT FORT SUMTER woke the 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 ...
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advance army arrived artillery attack batteries bayonets Beauregard Blue Mills brave brigade camp cannon captured cavalry Centreville charge Cheat Mountain cheers Colonel column command Congress Creek dashed division enemy enemy's fall back fell field fierce fight fire flag flank fled fleet force fort Moultrie fort Pickens fort Sumter Fortress Monroe forward front gallant Governor Green Brier gun boats heavy Heintzelman hour hundred immediately Kentucky killed latter line of battle Lyon McClellan McClernand ment miles Mississippi Missouri morning mountain moved movement nation night o'clock officers ordered party position Potomac President pushed reached rear rebellion rebels regiments retreat river road secession seemed sent shells shore shot shout side Sigel skirmishers slavery soldiers soon South Carolina southern confederacy steamers stood storm stream Sumter surrender terrible thousand thunder tion took troops Union vessels victory Virginia volley Washington Wigfall woods wounded Zouaves