The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 1Hurlbut, Scranton, 1864 - United States |
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Page 53
... guns upon it . Notwithstanding the state had openly revolted , Mr. Buchanan had allowed the most formidable works to be con- structed around the fort , refusing to give his sanction to Major Anderson to prevent their completion . With ...
... guns upon it . Notwithstanding the state had openly revolted , Mr. Buchanan had allowed the most formidable works to be con- structed around the fort , refusing to give his sanction to Major Anderson to prevent their completion . With ...
Page 56
... guns , and bursting shells traversing the air in every direction and crossing in a fiery net - work over the doomed ... Gun now answered gun in quick succession , and for the next four hours , the heavy , deafening explosions were like a ...
... guns , and bursting shells traversing the air in every direction and crossing in a fiery net - work over the doomed ... Gun now answered gun in quick succession , and for the next four hours , the heavy , deafening explosions were like a ...
Page 57
... guns en barbette , and they were knocked to pieces one after another by the shot and 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 ...
... guns en barbette , and they were knocked to pieces one after another by the shot and 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 ...
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... gun answered gun in quick response . The barracks for the fourth time took fire , but the attempts to put it out as ... guns to save the magazine , and barrels of powder were rolled through the smoke and embers to a place of safety ...
... gun answered gun in quick response . The barracks for the fourth time took fire , but the attempts to put it out as ... guns to save the magazine , and barrels of powder were rolled through the smoke and embers to a place of safety ...
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... guns as a salute to the flag . At the fiftieth discharge a premature explosion killed one man , and wounded three more - one seriously . When the last gun was fired , the handful of heroes marched out , the band playing Yankee Doodle ...
... guns as a salute to the flag . At the fiftieth discharge a premature explosion killed one man , and wounded three more - one seriously . When the last gun was fired , the handful of heroes marched out , the band playing Yankee Doodle ...
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advance army arrived artillery attack BARBOURSVILLE batteries Beauregard Blue Mills brave brigade Bull Run camp cannon CAPE HATTERAS cavalry Centreville CHEAT MOUNTAIN cheers Colonel column command Congress Creek dashed defeat division enemy enemy's fell field fierce fight fire flag flank fled force fort Moultrie fort Pickens fort Sumter Fortress Monroe forward gallant Governor Green Brier gun boats heavy Heintzelman hour hundred immediately Kentucky latter line of battle Lyon McClellan McClernand ment miles Missouri morning mountain moved nation night o'clock officers ordered party patriotism position Potomac President proclamation pushed reached rear rebellion rebels regiment retreat river road Rosecranz secession Secretary of War seemed sent shells shore shot shout side Sigel skirmishers slavery soldiers soon South Carolina southern confederacy stood storm stream Sumter surrender terrible thousand thunder tion took troops Union vessels victory volley Washington Wigfall woods wounded Zouaves