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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... hope for confidence on the part of the people of South Carolina in any further pledges as to the action of the military . One remedy only is left ; that is to withdraw the garrison from the harbor altogether . I hope the President will ...
... hope for confidence on the part of the people of South Carolina in any further pledges as to the action of the military . One remedy only is left ; that is to withdraw the garrison from the harbor altogether . I hope the President will ...
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... hope that all will yet be well . To His care commending you , as I hope in your prayers you will commend me , I bid you an affectionate farewell . On the Lincoln Train from Springfield to Indianapolis By Orville 368 Prologue to Sumter.
... hope that all will yet be well . To His care commending you , as I hope in your prayers you will commend me , I bid you an affectionate farewell . On the Lincoln Train from Springfield to Indianapolis By Orville 368 Prologue to Sumter.
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... hope Providence is overruling us and that all will turn out for the best . The war will be forced upon us . We will be in the right , and let us maintain it as becomes free men . I mentioned in my last letter that we might graduate soon ...
... hope Providence is overruling us and that all will turn out for the best . The war will be forced upon us . We will be in the right , and let us maintain it as becomes free men . I mentioned in my last letter that we might graduate soon ...
Contents
Contents | 17 |
Echoes from Harpers Ferry | 29 |
The Trial of John Brown | 39 |
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