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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... March , annexed Texas to the Confederate States , and constituted themselves members of Congress , when it was not officially known by the Convention until the 4th of March that a majority of the people had voted in favor of secession ...
... March , annexed Texas to the Confederate States , and constituted themselves members of Congress , when it was not officially known by the Convention until the 4th of March that a majority of the people had voted in favor of secession ...
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... March - eight days after the in- auguration of Mr. Lincoln - the two Commissioners then pres- ent , Messrs . Forsyth and Crawford , addressed to Mr. Seward , Secretary of State , a note informing him of their presence , stating the ...
... March - eight days after the in- auguration of Mr. Lincoln - the two Commissioners then pres- ent , Messrs . Forsyth and Crawford , addressed to Mr. Seward , Secretary of State , a note informing him of their presence , stating the ...
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... March had created in Ander- son the strong expectation that he would receive orders to evacuate the fort , and under this belief less care was taken to make his provisions hold out than might have been done . His letter of the 31st [ of ...
... March had created in Ander- son the strong expectation that he would receive orders to evacuate the fort , and under this belief less care was taken to make his provisions hold out than might have been done . His letter of the 31st [ of ...
Contents
Contents | 17 |
Echoes from Harpers Ferry | 29 |
The Trial of John Brown | 39 |
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