The Rebellion in the United States: Or, The War of 1861; Being a Complete History of Its Rise and Progress, Commencing with the Presidential Election ... Comp. from Government Documents and Other Reliable Sources |
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... island were riddled with shot in many instances , and whole sides of houses were torn out . The other fortifica- tions sustained but little injury . THE REBEL FORTIFICATIONS . The nearest point of land to Fort Sumter is Cum- ming's ...
... island were riddled with shot in many instances , and whole sides of houses were torn out . The other fortifica- tions sustained but little injury . THE REBEL FORTIFICATIONS . The nearest point of land to Fort Sumter is Cum- ming's ...
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... island twelve batteries in all . Be- sides these are Castle Pinckney , on the lower end of Shute's Folly Island , Fort Moultrie , on a peninsula opposite Fort Sumter , and several works lower down to guard the en- trance of the port . A ...
... island twelve batteries in all . Be- sides these are Castle Pinckney , on the lower end of Shute's Folly Island , Fort Moultrie , on a peninsula opposite Fort Sumter , and several works lower down to guard the en- trance of the port . A ...
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... Island . Another soldier who was at Morris Island says that . one hundred and fifty were killed there , and forty at Sullivan's Island . He makes the same statement rela- tive to the dead being buried at night in Potter's field . We ...
... Island . Another soldier who was at Morris Island says that . one hundred and fifty were killed there , and forty at Sullivan's Island . He makes the same statement rela- tive to the dead being buried at night in Potter's field . We ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 11 |
President Buchanans Message read to both Houses and transmitted | 17 |
Exciting letter from the wife of an officer at Moultrie | 24 |
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