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 ... Taken from Government Documents and Other Reliable Sources, Volume 1G.C. Rand & Avery, printers (v.1), 1862 - United States |
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... Fort Moultrie , .... .32 Description of Fort Sumter , and officers of the garrison ,. 34 Exciting session of the cabinet , and demands of the South Carolina com- missioners , ... .35 Seizure of the slaver Bonita ,. ..37 Senator ...
... Fort Moultrie , .... .32 Description of Fort Sumter , and officers of the garrison ,. 34 Exciting session of the cabinet , and demands of the South Carolina com- missioners , ... .35 Seizure of the slaver Bonita ,. ..37 Senator ...
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... Fort Moultrie to Sumter ,. Governor Hicks refuses to convene the legislature of Maryland ,. 94 ......... 95 CHAPTER VI . Resignation of Floyd , seizure of government property , shipments of arms to the South , etc . , . ..98 South ...
... Fort Moultrie to Sumter ,. Governor Hicks refuses to convene the legislature of Maryland ,. 94 ......... 95 CHAPTER VI . Resignation of Floyd , seizure of government property , shipments of arms to the South , etc . , . ..98 South ...
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... Fort Sumter ,. 123 The fort surrendered , .. .126 Incidents of the fight ,. .128 CHAPTER VIII . Great excitement in the North in consequence of the news from Charles- ton ,. 131 The President's proclamation calling for troops ,. 134 The ...
... Fort Sumter ,. 123 The fort surrendered , .. .126 Incidents of the fight ,. .128 CHAPTER VIII . Great excitement in the North in consequence of the news from Charles- ton ,. 131 The President's proclamation calling for troops ,. 134 The ...
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... Fort Moultrie , knowing the position to be untenable , evacuated it and took possession of Fort Sumter , an almost impregnable fort , where , in the event of an attack upon United States property , he would be enabled to defend it ...
... Fort Moultrie , knowing the position to be untenable , evacuated it and took possession of Fort Sumter , an almost impregnable fort , where , in the event of an attack upon United States property , he would be enabled to defend it ...
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... Fort Moultrie could not be held , against a resolute attack , for twenty - four hours ; but that Sumter was the strongest fort , of its size , in the world . Thus it will be seen that the evacuation of a weak and comparatively worthless ...
... Fort Moultrie could not be held , against a resolute attack , for twenty - four hours ; but that Sumter was the strongest fort , of its size , in the world . Thus it will be seen that the evacuation of a weak and comparatively worthless ...
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Alabama April arms arrived arsenal artillery Baltimore batteries Boston called Capt Captain Castle Pinckney Charleston cheers citizens Columbia command commissioners companies Confederacy Congress Constitution convention crowd December December 26 declared defence depot dispatch disunion excitement Faneuil Hall federal fired Floyd Fort Monroe Fort Moultrie Fort Sumter Georgia Governor Pickens guns honor House hundred immediately immense inaugural Infantry Island January Jefferson Davis legislature liberty Lieut Lincoln Major Anderson March Maryland Massachusetts ment military minute-men Mississippi morning Morris Island Moultrie North Northern o'clock officers ordinance ordinance of secession Palmetto flag passed patriotic peace Philadelphia President elect Railroad rebellion rebels received resigned says secession secessionists Secretary Senate sent shot Sixth Regiment slave soldiers South Carolina Southern speech stars and stripes Street Sullivan's Island Sumter surrender Texas thousand tion train treason troops Union United United States Senate Virginia volunteers Washington wounded York