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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... attempt to pour oil upon the troubled waters , and moved that both platforms be recommitted . This was carried , and at four o'clock in the afternoon the Committee reported again two platforms , slightly changed in phraseology but in ...
... attempt to pour oil upon the troubled waters , and moved that both platforms be recommitted . This was carried , and at four o'clock in the afternoon the Committee reported again two platforms , slightly changed in phraseology but in ...
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... attempt to reinforce Fort Sumter or to retake the other forts which were abandoned , could only be considered by the authorities as an attempt to coerce the state by armed force , and to repel such an attempt was only " too plainly its ...
... attempt to reinforce Fort Sumter or to retake the other forts which were abandoned , could only be considered by the authorities as an attempt to coerce the state by armed force , and to repel such an attempt was only " too plainly its ...
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... attempt , each of them was desirous of trying his skill at aiming . The result was that we soon had them organized into a firing party . . . . The firing continued all day without any special incident of importance and without our ...
... attempt , each of them was desirous of trying his skill at aiming . The result was that we soon had them organized into a firing party . . . . The firing continued all day without any special incident of importance and without our ...
Contents
Contents | 17 |
Echoes from Harpers Ferry | 29 |
The Trial of John Brown | 39 |
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