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Page 39
... ordered with the concurrence of his Cabinet , including Mr. Thompson , of Mississippi , then Secretary of the Interior , who repelled the slander , denounced the movement as underhanded , and as a breach not only of good faith towards ...
... ordered with the concurrence of his Cabinet , including Mr. Thompson , of Mississippi , then Secretary of the Interior , who repelled the slander , denounced the movement as underhanded , and as a breach not only of good faith towards ...
Page 47
... ordered solely on the ground of military necessity , as it would be impossible to rein- force the garrison without a very extensive demonstration of force , which the government was not then prepared to make ; that the purposes of the ...
... ordered solely on the ground of military necessity , as it would be impossible to rein- force the garrison without a very extensive demonstration of force , which the government was not then prepared to make ; that the purposes of the ...
Page 52
... ordered to be got in readiness , with an aggregate force of 285 guns and 2400 men . There was now not the slightest doubt that the first blow of the rival forces would be struck at Sumter . The fleet dispatched to Charleston harbor con ...
... ordered to be got in readiness , with an aggregate force of 285 guns and 2400 men . There was now not the slightest doubt that the first blow of the rival forces would be struck at Sumter . The fleet dispatched to Charleston harbor con ...
Page 53
... ordered to their posts , and every preparation made for a regular battle . Among the portentous signs , the community was thrown into a fever of excitement by the discharge of seven guns from the Capitol Square , the signal for the ...
... ordered to their posts , and every preparation made for a regular battle . Among the portentous signs , the community was thrown into a fever of excitement by the discharge of seven guns from the Capitol Square , the signal for the ...
Page 77
... ordered to retake it . The charge of the North Carolina infantry , on this occasion , was the most brilliant incident of the day . They advanced calmly and coolly in the face of a sheet of artillery THE FIRST YEAR OF THE WAR . 77.
... ordered to retake it . The charge of the North Carolina infantry , on this occasion , was the most brilliant incident of the day . They advanced calmly and coolly in the face of a sheet of artillery THE FIRST YEAR OF THE WAR . 77.
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