The war with the south: a history of the late rebellion with biographical sketches of leading statesmen and distinguished naval and military commanders, etc, Volume 1Virtue & Yorston, 1867 - 664 pages |
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... steamer . The Star of the West , too , was preparing for a warm reception . The soldiers were thrust below , and none allowed on deck but the crew . She , however , proceeded on her course , following in the wake of the little ...
... steamer . The Star of the West , too , was preparing for a warm reception . The soldiers were thrust below , and none allowed on deck but the crew . She , however , proceeded on her course , following in the wake of the little ...
Page 139
... steamers and sailing vessels had been chartered . The garrisons of the various forts in the Northern harbors had been got ready to embark . The recruiting in the large cities for sailors and soldiers had been stimulated to an unusual ...
... steamers and sailing vessels had been chartered . The garrisons of the various forts in the Northern harbors had been got ready to embark . The recruiting in the large cities for sailors and soldiers had been stimulated to an unusual ...
Page 140
... steamer , the Baltic , was of too great a draught of water to pass the bar of Charleston , and the steam - tugs were ... steamers , to send them in alone . This , however , failed in consequence of the Baltic having got aground during ...
... steamer , the Baltic , was of too great a draught of water to pass the bar of Charleston , and the steam - tugs were ... steamers , to send them in alone . This , however , failed in consequence of the Baltic having got aground during ...
Page 151
... steamer Clinch lay alongside the wharf to transport Major Anderson and his men to the larger vessel . When the baggage had been all put on board the Clinch , the soldiers being inside of the fort under arms , a number were detailed to ...
... steamer Clinch lay alongside the wharf to transport Major Anderson and his men to the larger vessel . When the baggage had been all put on board the Clinch , the soldiers being inside of the fort under arms , a number were detailed to ...
Page 160
... , but a temporary provision . The regu- lar reinforcements soon arrived and took their place . The transport steamer At- lantic was the first to arrive , with four hundred and fifty men , sixty - nine horses , 160 THE WAR WITH THE SOUTH .
... , but a temporary provision . The regu- lar reinforcements soon arrived and took their place . The transport steamer At- lantic was the first to arrive , with four hundred and fifty men , sixty - nine horses , 160 THE WAR WITH THE SOUTH .
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