Southern History of the War: The first year of the warC.B. Richardson, 1863 - Confederate States of America |
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Page 54
... o'clock in the morning , fire was opened upon Fort Sumter . The firing was deliberate , and was continned , without interruption , for twelve hours . The iron battery at Cumming's Point did the most effective service , perceptibly ...
... o'clock in the morning , fire was opened upon Fort Sumter . The firing was deliberate , and was continned , without interruption , for twelve hours . The iron battery at Cumming's Point did the most effective service , perceptibly ...
Page 66
... o'clock came , and with it flood - tide . A rocket shot up from the Pawnee , and then , almost in an in- stant , the whole front of the Navy Yard seemed one vast sheet of flame . The next minute streaks of flame flashed along the ...
... o'clock came , and with it flood - tide . A rocket shot up from the Pawnee , and then , almost in an in- stant , the whole front of the Navy Yard seemed one vast sheet of flame . The next minute streaks of flame flashed along the ...
Page 78
... o'clock A. M. until 1:30 P. M. but ninety - eight shot were fired by us , every one of them with deliberation . After some intermission of the assault in front , a heavy col- umn , apparently a reinforcement or a reserve , made its ...
... o'clock A. M. until 1:30 P. M. but ninety - eight shot were fired by us , every one of them with deliberation . After some intermission of the assault in front , a heavy col- umn , apparently a reinforcement or a reserve , made its ...
Page 87
... o'clock in the day , Gen. Garnett was killed by almost the last fire of the enemy . On reaching at this ford the opposite bank of the stream , Gen. Garnett desired one company from the 23d Virginia regiment to be formed behind some high ...
... o'clock in the day , Gen. Garnett was killed by almost the last fire of the enemy . On reaching at this ford the opposite bank of the stream , Gen. Garnett desired one company from the 23d Virginia regiment to be formed behind some high ...
Page 100
... o'clock on the morning of the twenty- first , and en route for their different positions in time to reach them and be in position by the break of day . It was also or- dered that they should have four days ' rations cooked and stored ...
... o'clock on the morning of the twenty- first , and en route for their different positions in time to reach them and be in position by the break of day . It was also or- dered that they should have four days ' rations cooked and stored ...
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