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Page 36
... occupied Fort Sumter , with a view of strengthening his po- sition . On the 30th of December , John B. Floyd , Secretary of War , resigned his office , because President Buchanan refused to order Major Anderson back to Fort Moultrie ...
... occupied Fort Sumter , with a view of strengthening his po- sition . On the 30th of December , John B. Floyd , Secretary of War , resigned his office , because President Buchanan refused to order Major Anderson back to Fort Moultrie ...
Page 44
... occupied by soldiery watching for signs of tumult or assassination . Artillery and infantry com- panies were posted in different parts of the city ; officers were continually passing to and fro ; and as the procession ap- proached the ...
... occupied by soldiery watching for signs of tumult or assassination . Artillery and infantry com- panies were posted in different parts of the city ; officers were continually passing to and fro ; and as the procession ap- proached the ...
Page 45
... occupy , and possess the forts and places belonging to the government , " but , " continued the ambidexterous speaker , " beyond what may be necessary for these objects , there will be no invasion , no using of force against or among ...
... occupy , and possess the forts and places belonging to the government , " but , " continued the ambidexterous speaker , " beyond what may be necessary for these objects , there will be no invasion , no using of force against or among ...
Page 51
... occupied ten years in its construction . At the time of Major Anderson's occupation of the fortification , it was so nearly completed as to admit the introduction of its armament . The walls were of solid brick and concrete masonry ...
... occupied ten years in its construction . At the time of Major Anderson's occupation of the fortification , it was so nearly completed as to admit the introduction of its armament . The walls were of solid brick and concrete masonry ...
Page 52
... occupied , and the creaking of blocks , the clang of hammers , and the hum of midnight labor re- sounded through every manufactory of arms . Numerous large transports were employed by the government for the con- veyance of soldiers and ...
... occupied , and the creaking of blocks , the clang of hammers , and the hum of midnight labor re- sounded through every manufactory of arms . Numerous large transports were employed by the government for the con- veyance of soldiers and ...
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