Southern History of the War, Volumes 1-2C. B. Richardson, 1866 - United States |
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Page 58
... soldiers and war material , and the signs of the times betokened that the administration was preparing for a long and bloody struggle . Within ten days from the first of April , over eleven thousand men were sent from Fort Hamil- ton ...
... soldiers and war material , and the signs of the times betokened that the administration was preparing for a long and bloody struggle . Within ten days from the first of April , over eleven thousand men were sent from Fort Hamil- ton ...
Page 59
... The Home Guard corps of old gentlemen , who occupied the position of military ex- empts , rode through the city , arousing the soldiers and doing other duty required at the moment . Hundreds of the THE FIRST YEAR . 59.
... The Home Guard corps of old gentlemen , who occupied the position of military ex- empts , rode through the city , arousing the soldiers and doing other duty required at the moment . Hundreds of the THE FIRST YEAR . 59.
Page 64
... soldiers ; the South , 96,812 - making a majority of 37,030 in favor of the South . Of the number furnished by the North- Massachusetts furnished .. New Hampshire Connecticut Rhode Island Vermont 66 " 6 .3,110 897 387 637 181 5,162 ...
... soldiers ; the South , 96,812 - making a majority of 37,030 in favor of the South . Of the number furnished by the North- Massachusetts furnished .. New Hampshire Connecticut Rhode Island Vermont 66 " 6 .3,110 897 387 637 181 5,162 ...
Page 69
... soldiers were attacked with sticks , stones , and every conceivable weapon , and in more than one instance their muskets were actually wrung from their hands by desperate and unarmed men . Unable to with- stand the gathering crowd , and ...
... soldiers were attacked with sticks , stones , and every conceivable weapon , and in more than one instance their muskets were actually wrung from their hands by desperate and unarmed men . Unable to with- stand the gathering crowd , and ...
Page 70
... soldiers into the people that lined the track , the volley killing an estimable citizen who had been drawn to the spot only as a spectator . The results of the riot were serious enough : two of the soldiers were shot ; several of the ...
... soldiers into the people that lined the track , the volley killing an estimable citizen who had been drawn to the spot only as a spectator . The results of the riot were serious enough : two of the soldiers were shot ; several of the ...
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