Southern History of the War, Volumes 1-2C. B. Richardson, 1866 - United States |
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Page 58
... ordered to be got in readiness , with an aggregate force of 285 guns and 2400 men . There was now not the slightest doubt that the first blow of the rival forces would be struck at Sumter . The fleet dispatched to Charleston harbor con ...
... ordered to be got in readiness , with an aggregate force of 285 guns and 2400 men . There was now not the slightest doubt that the first blow of the rival forces would be struck at Sumter . The fleet dispatched to Charleston harbor con ...
Page 59
... ordered to their posts , and every preparation made for a regular battle . Among the portentous signs , the community was thrown into a fever of excitement by the discharge of seven guns from the Capitol Square , the signal for the ...
... ordered to their posts , and every preparation made for a regular battle . Among the portentous signs , the community was thrown into a fever of excitement by the discharge of seven guns from the Capitol Square , the signal for the ...
Page 83
... ordered to retake it . The charge of the North Carolina infantry , on this occasion , was the most brilliant incident of the day . They advanced calmly and coolly in the face of a sheet of artillery THE FIRST YEAR . 83.
... ordered to retake it . The charge of the North Carolina infantry , on this occasion , was the most brilliant incident of the day . They advanced calmly and coolly in the face of a sheet of artillery THE FIRST YEAR . 83.
Page 86
... ordered to Grafton about the middle of May , 1861 , with written instructions from General Lee to call for volunteers from that part of the State , and receive them into the service , to the number of five thousand ; and to co - operate ...
... ordered to Grafton about the middle of May , 1861 , with written instructions from General Lee to call for volunteers from that part of the State , and receive them into the service , to the number of five thousand ; and to co - operate ...
Page 92
... ordered to occupy the high bank on the right of the ford with his regiment and artillery . On the right , this posi- tion was protected by a fence ; on the left , only by low bushes ; but the hill commanded the ford and the approach to ...
... ordered to occupy the high bank on the right of the ford with his regiment and artillery . On the right , this posi- tion was protected by a fence ; on the left , only by low bushes ; but the hill commanded the ford and the approach to ...
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