Prologue to Sumter: The Beginnings of the Civil War from the John Brown Raid to the Surrender of Fort Sumter, Woven Into a Continuous Narrative |
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... Army Officers Major David Hunter , then stationed at Fort Leavenworth , Kansas , had written to Lincoln on October 20 , volun- teering the information , which he had learned on a trip to the East , that a number of young Virginians had ...
... Army Officers Major David Hunter , then stationed at Fort Leavenworth , Kansas , had written to Lincoln on October 20 , volun- teering the information , which he had learned on a trip to the East , that a number of young Virginians had ...
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... army , where no army was needed , and left unprotected those who needed protection . It has exposed the state to ridicule , and wounded the chivalry and historic pride of the people , by sending an army of over a thousand men to attack ...
... army , where no army was needed , and left unprotected those who needed protection . It has exposed the state to ridicule , and wounded the chivalry and historic pride of the people , by sending an army of over a thousand men to attack ...
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... Army stores were shipped on Friday . Carts were passing to the pier until an early hour this morning with loads of pork , beef , bread , flour , beans , soap , vinegar , hams , shoul- ders , preserved meats and all the various articles ...
... Army stores were shipped on Friday . Carts were passing to the pier until an early hour this morning with loads of pork , beef , bread , flour , beans , soap , vinegar , hams , shoul- ders , preserved meats and all the various articles ...
Contents
Contents | 17 |
Echoes from Harpers Ferry | 29 |
The Trial of John Brown | 39 |
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