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... attack . The South Carolina authorities at once took formal possession of Pinckney and Moultrie ; and three days later seized the United States Ar- senal in Charleston itself . Ten days later again , on January 9 , 1861 , the Star of ...
... attack . The South Carolina authorities at once took formal possession of Pinckney and Moultrie ; and three days later seized the United States Ar- senal in Charleston itself . Ten days later again , on January 9 , 1861 , the Star of ...
Page 14
... attacking batteries it had a perfect view . But Sumter remained as silent as the grave . Anderson decided not to return the fire till it was broad daylight . In the meantime all ranks went to breakfast , which consisted entirely of ...
... attacking batteries it had a perfect view . But Sumter remained as silent as the grave . Anderson decided not to return the fire till it was broad daylight . In the meantime all ranks went to breakfast , which consisted entirely of ...
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... attack eastern Virginia through whichever gaps might serve the purpose best . More than this , the only direct line from Richmond to the Mississippi ran just below the southwest end of the valley , while a network of roads radiated from ...
... attack eastern Virginia through whichever gaps might serve the purpose best . More than this , the only direct line from Richmond to the Mississippi ran just below the southwest end of the valley , while a network of roads radiated from ...
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... scene the appearance of a monster military picnic . " Had McDowell been able to attack on either of these two days he must have won . But previous Governments had never given the army the means of making 40 CAPTAINS OF THE CIVIL WAR.
... scene the appearance of a monster military picnic . " Had McDowell been able to attack on either of these two days he must have won . But previous Governments had never given the army the means of making 40 CAPTAINS OF THE CIVIL WAR.
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... attack by Patterson's fourteen thousand could have at least held fast Johnston's eleven thou- sand , who were mostly little better off in military ways . Patterson , however , suffered from dis- tracting orders , and that was his ...
... attack by Patterson's fourteen thousand could have at least held fast Johnston's eleven thou- sand , who were mostly little better off in military ways . Patterson , however , suffered from dis- tracting orders , and that was his ...
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