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... stood , un- finished and ungarrisoned , on a little islet beside the main ship channel , at the entrance to the har- bor , and facing Fort Moultrie just a mile away . The proper war garrison of all the forts should have been over a ...
... stood , un- finished and ungarrisoned , on a little islet beside the main ship channel , at the entrance to the har- bor , and facing Fort Moultrie just a mile away . The proper war garrison of all the forts should have been over a ...
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... 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 to hold its own . This garrison , under two loyal young lieutenants , Slemmer and Gilman ...
... 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 to hold its own . This garrison , under two loyal young lieutenants , Slemmer and Gilman ...
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... stood forlorn . Two days later the Com- modore surrendered the Navy Yard , the Stars and Stripes were lowered , and everything ashore fell into the enemy's hands . There was no flagstaff at Fort Pickens ; but the Union colors were at ...
... stood forlorn . Two days later the Com- modore surrendered the Navy Yard , the Stars and Stripes were lowered , and everything ashore fell into the enemy's hands . There was no flagstaff at Fort Pickens ; but the Union colors were at ...
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William Wood. by loyal men , mastheaded extra colors and stood clear . Five days afterwards they had to sail for New York ; and Slemmer , whose total garrison had been raised to eighty by the addition of thirty sailors , was left to hold ...
William Wood. by loyal men , mastheaded extra colors and stood clear . Five days afterwards they had to sail for New York ; and Slemmer , whose total garrison had been raised to eighty by the addition of thirty sailors , was left to hold ...
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... stood Fort Moultrie ; at the southern stood the batteries on Cummings Point ; and almost due west of Sumter stood Fort Johnson . Near Moultrie was a four- gun floating battery with an iron shield . A mile northwest of Moultrie , farther ...
... stood Fort Moultrie ; at the southern stood the batteries on Cummings Point ; and almost due west of Sumter stood Fort Johnson . Near Moultrie was a four- gun floating battery with an iron shield . A mile northwest of Moultrie , farther ...
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