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Page 51
... front of Fort Sumter , to the con- struction of works for the reduction of the fort , and the de- fence of the entrances to the harbor . At the time of Major Anderson's removal to Sumter , the approaches to the harbor were only defended ...
... front of Fort Sumter , to the con- struction of works for the reduction of the fort , and the de- fence of the entrances to the harbor . At the time of Major Anderson's removal to Sumter , the approaches to the harbor were only defended ...
Page 66
... front of the Navy Yard seemed one vast sheet of flame . The next minute streaks of flame flashed along the rigging of the Pennsylvania and the other doomed ships , and soon they were completely wrapped in the devouring element . The ...
... front of the Navy Yard seemed one vast sheet of flame . The next minute streaks of flame flashed along the rigging of the Pennsylvania and the other doomed ships , and soon they were completely wrapped in the devouring element . The ...
Page 77
... front . The attack was received by a battery of the Richmond Howitzers , under command of Major Randolph ; the action being commenced by a shot from the Parrott gun in our main battery aimed by himself . One of the guns of the battery ...
... front . The attack was received by a battery of the Richmond Howitzers , under command of Major Randolph ; the action being commenced by a shot from the Parrott gun in our main battery aimed by himself . One of the guns of the battery ...
Page 78
... front , a heavy col- umn , apparently a reinforcement or a reserve , made its appear- ance on the Hampton road and pressed forward towards the bridge , carrying the United States flag at its head . This col- umn was under command of ...
... front , a heavy col- umn , apparently a reinforcement or a reserve , made its appear- ance on the Hampton road and pressed forward towards the bridge , carrying the United States flag at its head . This col- umn was under command of ...
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