Southern History of the War: The first year of the warC.B. Richardson, 1863 - Confederate States of America |
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... soldier . On the other hand , the government at Montgomery was not idle . Three military bills had been passed by the Confederate Congress . The first authorized the raising of one hundred thousand volunteers when deemed necessary by ...
... soldier . On the other hand , the government at Montgomery was not idle . Three military bills had been passed by the Confederate Congress . The first authorized the raising of one hundred thousand volunteers when deemed necessary by ...
Page 52
... soldiers and war material , and the signs of the times betokened that the administration was preparing for a long and bloody struggle . Within ten days from the first of April , over eleven thousand men were sent from Fort Hamil- ton ...
... soldiers and war material , and the signs of the times betokened that the administration was preparing for a long and bloody struggle . Within ten days from the first of April , over eleven thousand men were sent from Fort Hamil- ton ...
Page 53
... The Home Guard corps ɔf old gentlemen , who occupied the position of military ex- empts , rode through the city , arousing the soldiers and doing other duty required at the moment . Hundreds of the THE FIRST YEAR OF THE WAR . 53.
... The Home Guard corps ɔf old gentlemen , who occupied the position of military ex- empts , rode through the city , arousing the soldiers and doing other duty required at the moment . Hundreds of the THE FIRST YEAR OF THE WAR . 53.
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... soldiers . On the 12th day of April , at half - past four 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 ...
... soldiers . On the 12th day of April , at half - past four 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 ...
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... soldiers ; the South , 96,812 - making a majority of 37,030 in favor of the South . Of the number furnished by the North- Massachusetts furnished . New Hampshire 66 Connecticut " 6 Rhode Island " " Vermont 66 While the little State of ...
... soldiers ; the South , 96,812 - making a majority of 37,030 in favor of the South . Of the number furnished by the North- Massachusetts furnished . New Hampshire 66 Connecticut " 6 Rhode Island " " Vermont 66 While the little State of ...
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