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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... officers called upon him for an explana- tion . To them he frankly admitted his Southern sympathies , but also made it plain that he was determined to do his duty . Major Anderson , with his officers , was in a small room in the second ...
... officers called upon him for an explana- tion . To them he frankly admitted his Southern sympathies , but also made it plain that he was determined to do his duty . Major Anderson , with his officers , was in a small room in the second ...
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... officers in command not to open fire upon such vessels " until a shot thrown across their bows should warn them of the prohibition of the State . " " Under these circumstances , " said he , " the Star of the West , this morning ...
... officers in command not to open fire upon such vessels " until a shot thrown across their bows should warn them of the prohibition of the State . " " Under these circumstances , " said he , " the Star of the West , this morning ...
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... officers to the executive office , where the Gover- nor was engaged in session with his Cabinet , and where , ap- parently , much business was being transacted . The letter of Major Anderson was handed by Lieutenant Talbot to the ...
... officers to the executive office , where the Gover- nor was engaged in session with his Cabinet , and where , ap- parently , much business was being transacted . The letter of Major Anderson was handed by Lieutenant Talbot to the ...
Contents
Contents | 17 |
Echoes from Harpers Ferry | 29 |
The Trial of John Brown | 39 |
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