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... fire in her defense , partly because he still hoped there might yet be peace . While Charleston stood at gaze and Anderson at bay the ferment of secession was working fast in Florida , where another tiny garrison was all the Union had ...
... fire in her defense , partly because he still hoped there might yet be peace . While Charleston stood at gaze and Anderson at bay the ferment of secession was working fast in Florida , where another tiny garrison was all the Union had ...
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... fire would be opened in an hour . Fort Sumter stood about half a mile inside the harbor mouth , fully exposed to the converging fire of four relatively powerful batteries , three about a mile away , the fourth nearly twice as far . At ...
... fire would be opened in an hour . Fort Sumter stood about half a mile inside the harbor mouth , fully exposed to the converging fire of four relatively powerful batteries , three about a mile away , the fourth nearly twice as far . At ...
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... fire till it was broad daylight . In the meantime all ranks went to breakfast , which consisted entirely of water and salt pork . Then the gun crews went to action sta- tions and fired back steadily with solid shot . The ironclad ...
... fire till it was broad daylight . In the meantime all ranks went to breakfast , which consisted entirely of water and salt pork . Then the gun crews went to action sta- tions and fired back steadily with solid shot . The ironclad ...
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... fire while the Con- federates kept on slowly till daylight . Next morn- ing the officers ' quarters were set on fire by red - hot shot . Immediately the Confederates redoubled their efforts . Inside Sumter the fire was creeping towards ...
... fire while the Con- federates kept on slowly till daylight . Next morn- ing the officers ' quarters were set on fire by red - hot shot . Immediately the Confederates redoubled their efforts . Inside Sumter the fire was creeping towards ...
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... with admirably served shell . Under this fire the raw Confederates ran in confusion , while their un- covered guns galloped back to find a new position . GRAVURE - ANDERSEN - LAMB , N.Y. " Curse them 48 CAPTAINS OF THE CIVIL WAR.
... with admirably served shell . Under this fire the raw Confederates ran in confusion , while their un- covered guns galloped back to find a new position . GRAVURE - ANDERSEN - LAMB , N.Y. " Curse them 48 CAPTAINS OF THE CIVIL WAR.
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