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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... vessels , and it became almost the rule that American men - of - war should perform the duty . This fact came about because the slave trade was largely carried on by American vessels . And strange as it may seem , the Ameri- can vessels ...
... vessels , and it became almost the rule that American men - of - war should perform the duty . This fact came about because the slave trade was largely carried on by American vessels . And strange as it may seem , the Ameri- can vessels ...
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... vessels : barks , Adjuster , Mur- ray , Kibby ; brig , Golden Seas ; schooner , Julia A. Hallock - all of which were ... vessels . . . .The first seizures , ten cases of arms belonging to citizens of Georgia were ... not given up ... A ...
... vessels : barks , Adjuster , Mur- ray , Kibby ; brig , Golden Seas ; schooner , Julia A. Hallock - all of which were ... vessels . . . .The first seizures , ten cases of arms belonging to citizens of Georgia were ... not given up ... A ...
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... vessels which would serve for naval purposes , and after his return , re- ported that he could not find any vessels which in his judgment were , or could be made , available for our uses . The Southern officers of the Navy who were in ...
... vessels which would serve for naval purposes , and after his return , re- ported that he could not find any vessels which in his judgment were , or could be made , available for our uses . The Southern officers of the Navy who were in ...
Contents
Contents | 17 |
Echoes from Harpers Ferry | 29 |
The Trial of John Brown | 39 |
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