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... hands . There was no flagstaff at Fort Pickens ; but the Union colors were at once hung out over the northwest bastion , in full view of the shore , while the Supply and Wyandotte , the only naval vessels in the bay , and both commanded ...
... hands . There was no flagstaff at Fort Pickens ; but the Union colors were at once hung out over the northwest bastion , in full view of the shore , while the Supply and Wyandotte , the only naval vessels in the bay , and both commanded ...
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... hand them over in per- fect order . A few days after the seizure of the Arsenal , and before the formal secession of the State , he wrote to the Governor : SIR : As I occupy a quasi - military position under the laws of the State , I ...
... hand them over in per- fect order . A few days after the seizure of the Arsenal , and before the formal secession of the State , he wrote to the Governor : SIR : As I occupy a quasi - military position under the laws of the State , I ...
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... hands , Sumter was recaptured by the Union forces on the anniversary of its surrender . It was often bombarded , though never taken , in the meantime . The fall of Sumter not only fired all Union loy- alty but made Confederates eager ...
... hands , Sumter was recaptured by the Union forces on the anniversary of its surrender . It was often bombarded , though never taken , in the meantime . The fall of Sumter not only fired all Union loy- alty but made Confederates eager ...
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... hands at both these Virginian outposts of the Fed- eral forces . Through six long days of dire suspense not a ship , not a train , came into Washington . At last , on the twenty - fifth , the Seventh New York got through , having come ...
... hands at both these Virginian outposts of the Fed- eral forces . Through six long days of dire suspense not a ship , not a train , came into Washington . At last , on the twenty - fifth , the Seventh New York got through , having come ...
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... hands and feet , stiff in his movements , un- gainly in the saddle , he was a mere nobody in pub- lic estimation when the war broke out . A few brother - officers had seen his consummate skill and bravery as a subaltern in Mexico ; and ...
... hands and feet , stiff in his movements , un- gainly in the saddle , he was a mere nobody in pub- lic estimation when the war broke out . A few brother - officers had seen his consummate skill and bravery as a subaltern in Mexico ; and ...
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