The War with the South: A History of the Late Rebellion, Volume 1Virture & Yorston., 1862 - United States |
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Page 64
... guard ; and notwithstanding the hetero- geneous scattering of materials and im- plements , the walls of the fort evinced a vague degree of energy in preparing for an attack . A ditch some fifteen feet wide and about the same in depth ...
... guard ; and notwithstanding the hetero- geneous scattering of materials and im- plements , the walls of the fort evinced a vague degree of energy in preparing for an attack . A ditch some fifteen feet wide and about the same in depth ...
Page 67
... guard at the Federal capital , it is her special duty to look to the fidelity of her sons , and in that view call on the President , as a citizen of this Commonwealth , to see that the public receive no detriment at his hands , and to ...
... guard at the Federal capital , it is her special duty to look to the fidelity of her sons , and in that view call on the President , as a citizen of this Commonwealth , to see that the public receive no detriment at his hands , and to ...
Page 73
... guard against such a collision . He has therefore care- fully abstained from increasing the force at this point , or taking any measures . which might add to the present excited state of the public mind , or which would " D. P. BUTLER ...
... guard against such a collision . He has therefore care- fully abstained from increasing the force at this point , or taking any measures . which might add to the present excited state of the public mind , or which would " D. P. BUTLER ...
Page 83
... guard at Morris Island were at once on the alert and at their posts be- fore the orders could be given them to prepare for action . They expected at every moment a volley from Fort Sum- ter as they themselves got ready to fire at the ...
... guard at Morris Island were at once on the alert and at their posts be- fore the orders could be given them to prepare for action . They expected at every moment a volley from Fort Sum- ter as they themselves got ready to fire at the ...
Page 91
... guard , and by his prompt military measures of defence soon relieved the inquietude at the capital . Even in New York a suspicion of se- cret plots arose , and excited public anx- iety . The entire force at the Brooklyn navy - yard was ...
... guard , and by his prompt military measures of defence soon relieved the inquietude at the capital . Even in New York a suspicion of se- cret plots arose , and excited public anx- iety . The entire force at the Brooklyn navy - yard was ...
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