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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... immediately put back into the trade . The United States and Great Britain . . . agreed to main- tain each a squadron . . . on the African coast to suppress the slave trade . . . . Each nation could search and capture the merchant ...
... immediately put back into the trade . The United States and Great Britain . . . agreed to main- tain each a squadron . . . on the African coast to suppress the slave trade . . . . Each nation could search and capture the merchant ...
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... immediately for the purpose of occupying Fort Sumter ; I can only allow you twenty minutes to form your company and be in readiness to start . " I was surprised at this announcement , and realized the gravity of the situation at a ...
... immediately for the purpose of occupying Fort Sumter ; I can only allow you twenty minutes to form your company and be in readiness to start . " I was surprised at this announcement , and realized the gravity of the situation at a ...
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... immediately refused Captain [ Theodore ] Talbot any interview with Major Anderson , and also his request to be restored to his command in the fort . I called in General Beauregard and made Captain Talbot and Mr. [ R. L. ] Chew repeat in ...
... immediately refused Captain [ Theodore ] Talbot any interview with Major Anderson , and also his request to be restored to his command in the fort . I called in General Beauregard and made Captain Talbot and Mr. [ R. L. ] Chew repeat in ...
Contents
Contents | 17 |
Echoes from Harpers Ferry | 29 |
The Trial of John Brown | 39 |
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