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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... returned to the dining room ... whittling off the end of a piece of broom handle . I remarked to him that he need not whittle off the edges . " Oh , well , " said he , " I thought I would like to have it nice . " When I had successfully ...
... returned to the dining room ... whittling off the end of a piece of broom handle . I remarked to him that he need not whittle off the edges . " Oh , well , " said he , " I thought I would like to have it nice . " When I had successfully ...
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... returned the thanks of the citizens to his company for their courtesy to Mr. Bu- chanan , and then , turning to the ... returning home , you are the happiest man in this country ! " I was then thinking of the comforts and tranquility of ...
... returned the thanks of the citizens to his company for their courtesy to Mr. Bu- chanan , and then , turning to the ... returning home , you are the happiest man in this country ! " I was then thinking of the comforts and tranquility of ...
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... returned and brought information of the surrender of Fort Sumter by Major Anderson . This information was given by officers at Cumming's Point . April 14. From 4 to 8 a.m. The steamboat Catawba came out of Charleston Harbor bearing a ...
... returned and brought information of the surrender of Fort Sumter by Major Anderson . This information was given by officers at Cumming's Point . April 14. From 4 to 8 a.m. The steamboat Catawba came out of Charleston Harbor bearing a ...
Contents
Contents | 17 |
Echoes from Harpers Ferry | 29 |
The Trial of John Brown | 39 |
Copyright | |
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