The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 1Hurlbut, Scranton, 1864 - United States |
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... Shot at Fort Sumter - Its fearful Significance - The Bombard- ment - Surrender of - Exultation of the People of Charleston - Re- ception of the News North - Union of all Parties - Proclamation of PAGE . 31 41 16 THE GREAT REBELLION ...
... Shot at Fort Sumter - Its fearful Significance - The Bombard- ment - Surrender of - Exultation of the People of Charleston - Re- ception of the News North - Union of all Parties - Proclamation of PAGE . 31 41 16 THE GREAT REBELLION ...
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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 cpening 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 cpening 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.
... 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.
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... shot before , ever bore such destinies on its darkened flight . It shivered the mightiest republic the earth ever saw into atoms , arrested the onward march of civilization , and chang- ed the history of man . A few moments of dead ...
... shot before , ever bore such destinies on its darkened flight . It shivered the mightiest republic the earth ever saw into atoms , arrested the onward march of civilization , and chang- ed the history of man . A few moments of dead ...
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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