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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... flag so that some of its sentimental value to the people of both sections might be preserved . Cannot this question of flags be so settled as to aid in a future Union ? I think it can . If the country can be divided , why not the flag ...
... flag so that some of its sentimental value to the people of both sections might be preserved . Cannot this question of flags be so settled as to aid in a future Union ? I think it can . If the country can be divided , why not the flag ...
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... Flag " Southern " Flag being South , we have the upper diagonal division of the blue field and the upper six and a half stripes for the Northern Flag , and the lower diagonal division of the blue field and the lower six and a half ...
... Flag " Southern " Flag being South , we have the upper diagonal division of the blue field and the upper six and a half stripes for the Northern Flag , and the lower diagonal division of the blue field and the lower six and a half ...
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... flag flying . Many boats sailing about Charleston Harbor and a flag of truce flying on the beach off Fort Moultrie . At 7 p.m. the third cutter returned and brought information of the surrender of Fort Sumter by Major Anderson . This ...
... flag flying . Many boats sailing about Charleston Harbor and a flag of truce flying on the beach off Fort Moultrie . At 7 p.m. the third cutter returned and brought information of the surrender of Fort Sumter by Major Anderson . This ...
Contents
Contents | 17 |
Echoes from Harpers Ferry | 29 |
The Trial of John Brown | 39 |
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