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 54
... reached him , or no orders to the contrary were received from his government by the fifteenth ( his letter was dated April twelfth ) , he would then surrender the fort . Not liking the conditions attached to this promise , though it was ...
... reached him , or no orders to the contrary were received from his government by the fifteenth ( his letter was dated April twelfth ) , he would then surrender the fort . Not liking the conditions attached to this promise , though it was ...
Page 58
... reached for more powder , yet now and then a shot was fired to let the fleet outside and the enemy know they had not surrendered . To add to the horrors of their position , the shells and ammunition in the upper service magazine caught ...
... reached for more powder , yet now and then a shot was fired to let the fleet outside and the enemy know they had not surrendered . To add to the horrors of their position , the shells and ammunition in the upper service magazine caught ...
Page 60
... , but before the statement reached the rebel Gen-- eral , he had sent the Adjutant - general , and members of hist staff , to propose the same terms on which Major Anderson EXULTATION OF CHARLESTONIANS . 61 had consented to go out.
... , but before the statement reached the rebel Gen-- eral , he had sent the Adjutant - general , and members of hist staff , to propose the same terms on which Major Anderson EXULTATION OF CHARLESTONIANS . 61 had consented to go out.
Page 73
... reached Balti- more on the 19th of April , and proceeded quietly through the streets , drawn by horses , to the depot on the farther side . As they advanced , the crowd , which had been collected , steadily increased , so that the ...
... reached Balti- more on the 19th of April , and proceeded quietly through the streets , drawn by horses , to the depot on the farther side . As they advanced , the crowd , which had been collected , steadily increased , so that the ...
Page 74
... reached the depot with two killed and eight wounded , and embarked for Washington . Seven of the rioters were killed , and several wounded . No other but New England troops ( with loaded muskets in their hands ) would have borne that ...
... reached the depot with two killed and eight wounded , and embarked for Washington . Seven of the rioters were killed , and several wounded . No other but New England troops ( with loaded muskets in their hands ) would have borne that ...
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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