The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volumes 1-2 |
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... took the bold , unprecedented step of select- ing both their candidates on the electoral ticket from the north , thus inevitably making a direct sectional issue , very little apprehension was excited . All our wide domain , except the ...
... took the bold , unprecedented step of select- ing both their candidates on the electoral ticket from the north , thus inevitably making a direct sectional issue , very little apprehension was excited . All our wide domain , except the ...
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... took steps to get possession of the national forts in its borders . In the mean time , Major Anderson , commander of the forts in the Charleston harbor , having but a handful of men under him , and seeing that fort Moultrie , in which ...
... took steps to get possession of the national forts in its borders . In the mean time , Major Anderson , commander of the forts in the Charleston harbor , having but a handful of men under him , and seeing that fort Moultrie , in which ...
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... took fire , but the attempts to put it out as before were soon found to be fruitless , for the hot shot of the enemy , dropping inces- santly among the combustible materials , kept the flames alive , and in a short time the raging ...
... took fire , but the attempts to put it out as before were soon found to be fruitless , for the hot shot of the enemy , dropping inces- santly among the combustible materials , kept the flames alive , and in a short time the raging ...
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... The mob im- mediately took possession of Baltimore , and the President was notified by the Mayor and Governor that no more troops would be allowed to pass through the city . But the stop- ENTHUSIASM OF THE PEOPLE . 75 page of the direct.
... The mob im- mediately took possession of Baltimore , and the President was notified by the Mayor and Governor that no more troops would be allowed to pass through the city . But the stop- ENTHUSIASM OF THE PEOPLE . 75 page of the direct.
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... took forty - eight rounds of cartridge to clear a passage for themselves . Other regiments followed , and a bloody fight was expected in Baltimore . ap- Massachusetts , in six days , responded to the President's proclamation with five ...
... took forty - eight rounds of cartridge to clear a passage for themselves . Other regiments followed , and a bloody fight was expected in Baltimore . ap- Massachusetts , in six days , responded to the President's proclamation with five ...
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