The War with the South: A History of the Late Rebellion, Volume 1Virture & Yorston., 1862 - United States |
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Page 61
... shell , and which have a fearful range . Only a few of these are yet in position , and the work of mounting pieces of this calibre in the casemates is necessarily a slow one . There is also a large amount of artillery stores , con ...
... shell , and which have a fearful range . Only a few of these are yet in position , and the work of mounting pieces of this calibre in the casemates is necessarily a slow one . There is also a large amount of artillery stores , con ...
Page 62
... shell . At present there is no gar- rison at the post ; the only residents are one or two watchmen , who have charge of the harbor light . Some thirty or forty day laborers are employed repair- ing the cisterns , and putting the place ...
... shell . At present there is no gar- rison at the post ; the only residents are one or two watchmen , who have charge of the harbor light . Some thirty or forty day laborers are employed repair- ing the cisterns , and putting the place ...
Page 82
... shells with prussic acid to throw among the troops and poison them , while others recom- mended a more protracted , if not more Christian method , of cutting off their supplies and starving them to death . * In the mean time , the ...
... shells with prussic acid to throw among the troops and poison them , while others recom- mended a more protracted , if not more Christian method , of cutting off their supplies and starving them to death . * In the mean time , the ...
Page 138
... Shell . " - The laborers at the Guns . - A Hit in the Centre . --The Barracks on Fire.- Danger of the Magazine .-- Continued Conflagration .-- The descent of the Flag . - Only a Salute . -A genuine Shot.- The Flag still flying ...
... Shell . " - The laborers at the Guns . - A Hit in the Centre . --The Barracks on Fire.- Danger of the Magazine .-- Continued Conflagration .-- The descent of the Flag . - Only a Salute . -A genuine Shot.- The Flag still flying ...
Page 145
... shells , and thirty - three heavy cannons , most of which were columbiads . The shots from these powerful guns struck against the walls of Fort Sumter with a " terrific crash , " as the defenders de- clared , and several of the shells ...
... shells , and thirty - three heavy cannons , most of which were columbiads . The shots from these powerful guns struck against the walls of Fort Sumter with a " terrific crash , " as the defenders de- clared , and several of the shells ...
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