The Lost Cause: A New Southern History of the War of the Confederates. Comprising a Full and Authentic Account of the Rise and Progress of the Late Southern Confederacy--the Campaigns, Battles, Incidents, and Adventures of the Most Gigantic Struggle of the World's History. Drawn from Official Sources, and Approved by the Most Distinguished Confederate Leaders |
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Page 72
... heavy sledge - hammers , attempted to batter down the doors , but failed . They then took hold of a ladder some forty feet long , and , advancing on a run , brought it with tremendous effect upon the door . the door . At the second blow ...
... heavy sledge - hammers , attempted to batter down the doors , but failed . They then took hold of a ladder some forty feet long , and , advancing on a run , brought it with tremendous effect upon the door . the door . At the second blow ...
Page 109
... heavy beams and sand - bags , and containing three eight - inch mortars ; next the " iron battery , " covered over with railroad bars , and having thick iron plates to close the em- brasures after the guns were fired . Nearest to Sumter ...
... heavy beams and sand - bags , and containing three eight - inch mortars ; next the " iron battery , " covered over with railroad bars , and having thick iron plates to close the em- brasures after the guns were fired . Nearest to Sumter ...
Page 110
... heavy guns were heard , and the smoke and shells from the batteries which had just opened fire on Sumter were distinctly visible . I immediately stood out to inform Capt . Rowan , of the Pawnee , but met him coming in . He hailed me and ...
... heavy guns were heard , and the smoke and shells from the batteries which had just opened fire on Sumter were distinctly visible . I immediately stood out to inform Capt . Rowan , of the Pawnee , but met him coming in . He hailed me and ...
Page 123
... heavy volley of stones . The troops were unable to withstand the gathering crowd ; they were bewildered by their mode of attack ; they pressed along the streets confused and staggering , breaking into a run whenever there was an ...
... heavy volley of stones . The troops were unable to withstand the gathering crowd ; they were bewildered by their mode of attack ; they pressed along the streets confused and staggering , breaking into a run whenever there was an ...
Page 142
... heavy showers of rain poured down for hours , and when the clouds broke , the sun appeared and filled the air with heat . Through the laurel thickets , clambering up ravines , slipping from stones dislodged and earth moistened by the ...
... heavy showers of rain poured down for hours , and when the clouds broke , the sun appeared and filled the air with heat . Through the laurel thickets , clambering up ravines , slipping from stones dislodged and earth moistened by the ...
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A. P. Hill advance arms army arrest artillery assault attack bank batteries battle Beauregard Bragg brigade campaign captured Carolina cavalry Charleston column command commenced Confederacy Confederate forces Congress Constitution contest corps crossed D. H. Hill declared defence division early enemy enemy's evacuation Federal field fire flank fleet Fort Sumter Fort Wagner Fredericksburg front garrison Government Grant gunboats guns held Hill hundred infantry Jackson James River Johnston Kentucky Lee's Lincoln Longstreet loss Manassas McClellan ment miles military Mississippi Missouri moved movement night North Northern occupied officers operations Orleans party pieces of artillery political position Potomac President Davis prisoners railroad rear regiments reinforcements retreat Richmond river road Shenandoah Valley Sherman side slavery soldiers South South Carolina Southern success Sumter superiour surrender Tennessee thousand tion troops Union United Valley vessels Vicksburg victory Virginia Washington wounded