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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... Sent to Sumter By S. W. Crawford With Cobb and Floyd out of the Cabinet and with Thomp- son about to go , the whole nature of that body had changed from pro - secession to pro - Union . General Scott had arrived in Washington , and by ...
... Sent to Sumter By S. W. Crawford With Cobb and Floyd out of the Cabinet and with Thomp- son about to go , the whole nature of that body had changed from pro - secession to pro - Union . General Scott had arrived in Washington , and by ...
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... sent by the Secretary of the Navy to the commander of the Brooklyn to escort and protect the Star of the West , and the officer in command of the expedition was informed by General Scott that the Brooklyn would aid and succor him in ...
... sent by the Secretary of the Navy to the commander of the Brooklyn to escort and protect the Star of the West , and the officer in command of the expedition was informed by General Scott that the Brooklyn would aid and succor him in ...
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... sent you . The private letters are all sent , as directed , to their owners . I did this because I consider a state of war is now inaugurated by the authorities at Washington and all information of a public nature was necessary to us ...
... sent you . The private letters are all sent , as directed , to their owners . I did this because I consider a state of war is now inaugurated by the authorities at Washington and all information of a public nature was necessary to us ...
Contents
Contents | 17 |
Echoes from Harpers Ferry | 29 |
The Trial of John Brown | 39 |
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