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... in charge of a solitary sergeant , on an island less than a mile from the city ; Fort Moultrie , feebly garrisoned and completely at the mercy of attackers on its landward side ; and Fort Johnson over 1 THE CLASH: 1861 Page.
... in charge of a solitary sergeant , on an island less than a mile from the city ; Fort Moultrie , feebly garrisoned and completely at the mercy of attackers on its landward side ; and Fort Johnson over 1 THE CLASH: 1861 Page.
Page 2
... less than a hundred . It was , how- ever , loyal to the Union ; and its commandant , Major Robert Anderson , though born in the slave- owning State of Kentucky , was determined to fight . The situation , here as elsewhere , was compli ...
... less than a hundred . It was , how- ever , loyal to the Union ; and its commandant , Major Robert Anderson , though born in the slave- owning State of Kentucky , was determined to fight . The situation , here as elsewhere , was compli ...
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... less . I shall resign and go to planting corn . Colonel Albert G. Brackett says : " Lee 999 was filled with sorrow at the condition of affairs , and , in a letter to me , deploring the war in which we were about to engage , made use of ...
... less . I shall resign and go to planting corn . Colonel Albert G. Brackett says : " Lee 999 was filled with sorrow at the condition of affairs , and , in a letter to me , deploring the war in which we were about to engage , made use of ...
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... Armament was bad ; other munitions were worse . There would have been no chance what- ever of holding Harper's Ferry unless the Northern conglomeration had been even less like a fighting army than 22 CAPTAINS OF THE CIVIL WAR.
... Armament was bad ; other munitions were worse . There would have been no chance what- ever of holding Harper's Ferry unless the Northern conglomeration had been even less like a fighting army than 22 CAPTAINS OF THE CIVIL WAR.
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William Wood. conglomeration had been even less like a fighting army than the Southern was . Harper's Ferry was not only important in itself but still more important for what it covered : the wonderfully fruitful Shenandoah Valley ...
William Wood. conglomeration had been even less like a fighting army than the Southern was . Harper's Ferry was not only important in itself but still more important for what it covered : the wonderfully fruitful Shenandoah Valley ...
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