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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... Major Anderson , " said he , " can I communicate with you now , sir , before these officers , on the subject for which I am here ? " " Certainly , sir , ” replied Major Anderson ; " these are all my officers ; I have no secrets from ...
... Major Anderson , " said he , " can I communicate with you now , sir , before these officers , on the subject for which I am here ? " " Certainly , sir , ” replied Major Anderson ; " these are all my officers ; I have no secrets from ...
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... Major An- derson that it had been hoped by the Governor that a peaceful solution of the difficulties could have been reached , and that a resort to arms and bloodshed might have been avoided ; but that the Governor thought that the ...
... Major An- derson that it had been hoped by the Governor that a peaceful solution of the difficulties could have been reached , and that a resort to arms and bloodshed might have been avoided ; but that the Governor thought that the ...
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... Major Ander- son , with Lieutenants Davis and Meade and the writer , was in the angle of the parapet , the latter with his glass upon the steamer and reporting her movements . Major Anderson was excited and uncertain what to do . The ...
... Major Ander- son , with Lieutenants Davis and Meade and the writer , was in the angle of the parapet , the latter with his glass upon the steamer and reporting her movements . Major Anderson was excited and uncertain what to do . The ...
Contents
Contents | 17 |
Echoes from Harpers Ferry | 29 |
The Trial of John Brown | 39 |
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