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... State militia had arrived , and the little band was completely surrounded , though not taken . Shots were fired on both sides . All night the raiders held their ground , although before dark , Watson 1859.1 13 The Reason Why .
... State militia had arrived , and the little band was completely surrounded , though not taken . Shots were fired on both sides . All night the raiders held their ground , although before dark , Watson 1859.1 13 The Reason Why .
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... remarkable that not one was killed or wounded on either side during the battle of those two dreadful days . JOHN One man was accidentally killed at Sumter by the. 42 Young Folks ' History of the Civil War . [ 1861 . STEAM-FRIGATE.
... remarkable that not one was killed or wounded on either side during the battle of those two dreadful days . JOHN One man was accidentally killed at Sumter by the. 42 Young Folks ' History of the Civil War . [ 1861 . STEAM-FRIGATE.
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... sides , so that water may come in and sink it . Captain Paulding brought with him men enough to defend the navy - yard against an attack , but he found himself too late . So he immediately put every thing which was mov- able , such as side ...
... sides , so that water may come in and sink it . Captain Paulding brought with him men enough to defend the navy - yard against an attack , but he found himself too late . So he immediately put every thing which was mov- able , such as side ...
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... sides . Other regiments kept pouring in from day to day , till , at the end of April , not less than fifty thousand men held the line of the Potomac , and guarded the Capital . Who knows what a pirate is ? Perhaps you will be sur ...
... sides . Other regiments kept pouring in from day to day , till , at the end of April , not less than fifty thousand men held the line of the Potomac , and guarded the Capital . Who knows what a pirate is ? Perhaps you will be sur ...
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... side , and the general got into his carriage , and was driven away . The soldier then delivered his letter to some one in the office , and walked slowly out . General Scott's carriage had not gone thirty rods before it stopped and ...
... side , and the general got into his carriage , and was driven away . The soldier then delivered his letter to some one in the office , and walked slowly out . General Scott's carriage had not gone thirty rods before it stopped and ...
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Page 286 - And shook it forth with a royal will. "Shoot, if you must, this old gray head, But spare your country's flag,
Page 543 - BY the flow of the inland river, Whence the fleets of iron have fled, Where the blades of the grave-grass quiver Asleep are the ranks of the dead; — Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgment day; — Under the one, the Blue; Under the other, the Gray.
Page 51 - I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America, and that I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies whomsoever, and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States, and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to the rules and Articles of War.
Page 286 - Shoot, if you must, this old gray head, but spare your country's flag," she said. A shade of sadness, a blush of shame, over the face of the leader came ; the nobler nature within him stirred to life at that woman's deed and word. "Who touches a hair of yon gray head dies like a dog ! March on !
Page 543 - So, when the summer calleth. On forest and field of grain, With an equal murmur falleth The cooling drip of the rain; Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgment day; Wet with the rain, the Blue; Wet with the rain, the Gray.
Page 543 - From the silence of sorrowful hours, The desolate mourners go, Lovingly laden with flowers, Alike for the friend and the foe. Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgment day, Under the roses the Blue, Under the lilies, the Gray.
Page 543 - The morning sun-rays fall, With a touch impartially tender, On the blossoms blooming for all : — Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgment day ; Broidered with gold, the Blue; Mellowed with gold, the Gray.
Page 9 - John Brown's body lies amouldering in the grave, But his soul goes marching on.
Page 521 - GENERAL : — I have received your note of this date. Though not entertaining the opinion you express on the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia...
Page 13 - State, ay, and all the potent South. On their own heads be the slaughter, if their victims rise to harm them — These Virginians! who believed not, nor would heed the warning mouth.