The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 1National Tribune, 1898 - UNITED STATES--HISTORY--CIVIL WAR, 1861-1865 |
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Page 49
... arrival of President Lincoln in Washington , February 23 , to be inaugurated President of the United States . When he left Springfield , Ill . , the place of his residence , a large crowd assembled to witness his departure , and express ...
... arrival of President Lincoln in Washington , February 23 , to be inaugurated President of the United States . When he left Springfield , Ill . , the place of his residence , a large crowd assembled to witness his departure , and express ...
Page 53
... arrived off the mouth of the harbor , might force a passage , we know not ; he refused to wait the sure and speedy work of famine , and determined to open his guns upon it . Notwithstanding the state had openly revolted , Mr. Buchanan ...
... arrived off the mouth of the harbor , might force a passage , we know not ; he refused to wait the sure and speedy work of famine , and determined to open his guns upon it . Notwithstanding the state had openly revolted , Mr. Buchanan ...
Page 60
... arrived , sent by General Beauregard , and asked for an interview with Major Anderson ; when it turned out , that Wigfall had acted en tinely on his own responsibility , and without even the knowl edge of Beauregard . The latter seeing ...
... arrived , sent by General Beauregard , and asked for an interview with Major Anderson ; when it turned out , that Wigfall had acted en tinely on his own responsibility , and without even the knowl edge of Beauregard . The latter seeing ...
Page 68
... arrived he found that they were being destroyed , the Merrimac and other ships having already been scuttled . Seeing this would not prevent their falling into the hands of the enemy , he applied the torch to them and to what other ...
... arrived he found that they were being destroyed , the Merrimac and other ships having already been scuttled . Seeing this would not prevent their falling into the hands of the enemy , he applied the torch to them and to what other ...
Page 70
... ARRIVAL AT WASHINGTON - DEFEC- TION IN THE ARMY AND NAVY - ROBERT E. LEE EFFECT OF THE STATES ' RIGHTS DOCTRINE - GREAT UNION MEETING IN NEW YORK - ITS RECEPTION SOUTH - PROCLAMATION OF THE PRESIDENT INCREASING THE STANDING JOINS THE ...
... ARRIVAL AT WASHINGTON - DEFEC- TION IN THE ARMY AND NAVY - ROBERT E. LEE EFFECT OF THE STATES ' RIGHTS DOCTRINE - GREAT UNION MEETING IN NEW YORK - ITS RECEPTION SOUTH - PROCLAMATION OF THE PRESIDENT INCREASING THE STANDING JOINS THE ...
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advance army arrived artillery attack batteries bayonets Beauregard Blue Mills brave brigade camp cannon captured cavalry Centreville charge Cheat Mountain cheers Colonel column command Congress Creek dashed division enemy enemy's fall back fell field fierce fight fire flag flank fled fleet force fort Moultrie fort Pickens fort Sumter Fortress Monroe forward front gallant Governor Green Brier gun boats heavy Heintzelman hour hundred immediately Kentucky killed latter line of battle Lyon McClellan McClernand ment miles Mississippi Missouri morning mountain moved movement nation night o'clock officers ordered party position Potomac President pushed reached rear rebellion rebels regiments retreat river road secession seemed sent shells shore shot shout side Sigel skirmishers slavery soldiers soon South Carolina southern confederacy steamers stood storm stream Sumter surrender terrible thousand thunder tion took troops Union vessels victory Virginia volley Washington Wigfall woods wounded Zouaves