The War with the South: A History of the Late Rebellion, Volume 1Virture & Yorston., 1862 - United States |
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Page 62
... hour of trial , I am sincerely yours . " ROBERT ANDERSON , " Major 1st Artillery , etc. " Anderson , however , was not the man to yield to despair while the call of duty invoked to effort . He accordingly determined , that if Fort ...
... hour of trial , I am sincerely yours . " ROBERT ANDERSON , " Major 1st Artillery , etc. " Anderson , however , was not the man to yield to despair while the call of duty invoked to effort . He accordingly determined , that if Fort ...
Page 70
... hours render such an assurance impossi- ble . We came here the representatives of an authority which could , at any time within the past sixty days , have taken possession of the forts in Charleston harbor , but which , upon pledges ...
... hours render such an assurance impossi- ble . We came here the representatives of an authority which could , at any time within the past sixty days , have taken possession of the forts in Charleston harbor , but which , upon pledges ...
Page 71
... hours render this impossi- ble . ' In conclusion , you urge upon me ' the immediate withdrawal of the troops from the harbor of Charleston , ' stating that under present circumstances they are a standing menace , which renders ...
... hours render this impossi- ble . ' In conclusion , you urge upon me ' the immediate withdrawal of the troops from the harbor of Charleston , ' stating that under present circumstances they are a standing menace , which renders ...
Page 76
... hours render this impossible . ' We expressed no such opin- ion , and the language which you quote as ours , is altered in its sense by the omission of a most important part of the sentence . What we did say was , ' But the events of ...
... hours render this impossible . ' We expressed no such opin- ion , and the language which you quote as ours , is altered in its sense by the omission of a most important part of the sentence . What we did say was , ' But the events of ...
Page 77
... hour appointed for an interview . We whose communications you promised to arrived in Washington on Wednesday , submit to Congress . You received and at three o'clock , and you appointed an acted on assurances from the highest interview ...
... hour appointed for an interview . We whose communications you promised to arrived in Washington on Wednesday , submit to Congress . You received and at three o'clock , and you appointed an acted on assurances from the highest interview ...
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