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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... South Carolina to consider whether the crisis requires action on the part of those states ; and we have every reason to believe that very decided ground will be taken by South Carolina . . . . What will be the upshot of the whole no one ...
... South Carolina to consider whether the crisis requires action on the part of those states ; and we have every reason to believe that very decided ground will be taken by South Carolina . . . . What will be the upshot of the whole no one ...
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... South Carolina's Secession People in the Southern states watched South Carolina's action with great interest . Although they did not all approve of secession , here is one group that did - with much en- thusiasm , expressed in quaint ...
... South Carolina's Secession People in the Southern states watched South Carolina's action with great interest . Although they did not all approve of secession , here is one group that did - with much en- thusiasm , expressed in quaint ...
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... South Carolina Try to Pin Buchanan Down By S. W. Crawford The second session of the 36th Congress opened on Decem- ber 3 , 1860. Five days later , South Carolina's members of the House of Representatives called upon the President to ...
... South Carolina Try to Pin Buchanan Down By S. W. Crawford The second session of the 36th Congress opened on Decem- ber 3 , 1860. Five days later , South Carolina's members of the House of Representatives called upon the President to ...
Contents
Contents | 17 |
Echoes from Harpers Ferry | 29 |
The Trial of John Brown | 39 |
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