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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... fire should be opened , and that to fire upon the battery would be useless . Major Anderson seemed for a moment to acquiesce , and directed Lieutenant Davis to go down to the lower tier , to take command of a battery of two 42 ...
... fire should be opened , and that to fire upon the battery would be useless . Major Anderson seemed for a moment to acquiesce , and directed Lieutenant Davis to go down to the lower tier , to take command of a battery of two 42 ...
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... fire was concentrated on the fort , which was in the center of the circle , while ours was diffused over the circumference . Their missiles were exceedingly destructive to the upper exposed por- tion of the work , but no essential ...
... fire was concentrated on the fort , which was in the center of the circle , while ours was diffused over the circumference . Their missiles were exceedingly destructive to the upper exposed por- tion of the work , but no essential ...
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... fire . Certainly fire had begun . The regular roar of the cannon , there it was ! And who could tell what each volley accomplished of death and destruction . The women were wild , there on the house top . Prayers from the women and ...
... fire . Certainly fire had begun . The regular roar of the cannon , there it was ! And who could tell what each volley accomplished of death and destruction . The women were wild , there on the house top . Prayers from the women and ...
Contents
Contents | 17 |
Echoes from Harpers Ferry | 29 |
The Trial of John Brown | 39 |
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