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Title: Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War ...
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Leslie, Frank, 1821-1880
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Publisher: New York : Mrs. F. Leslie
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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SPIKING THE GUNS OF FOET MOULTEIE BY MAJOE ANDEESON, BEFOEE ITS EVACUATION, DECEMBEE 26th, I860 Toward the middle of December it became evident, from the magnitude of military operations going on, and other indications, coupled withsignificant threats in the South Carolina Convention and out of it, that an occupation of Castle Pinckney and Fort Sumter was meditated. MajorAnderson decided to anticipate the South Carolinians in their contemplated manoeuvre. Accordingly, on the night of December 26th, at the verytime the South Carolina Commissioners had arrived in Washington to demand the surrender of the forts, he evacuated Fort Moultrie, after spikingthe guns and providing for the destruction of their carriages and other material by fire, and with the aid of three small vessels successfully trans-ferred his little command to Fort Sumter. 65
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BATTLE OF BULL BUN, VA., JULY 21st, 1861, BETWEEN THE FEDEEAL AEMY, COMMANDED BY GENEE4 efforTstoMll? Sp^SL5U™h*°h-fflle C°nfedei;ate? c^led the battle of Manassas, was the first really important action of the Civil War. The scene lay acontusion toward thl nlZ 1 if n ? ^ ^ ^e ei^re, F^6™1 line seemed to have broken in disorder, the force nnder General Sykes appa/entrcontusion towaid the passages leading to Centreville. By nine oclock that evening the last of the fugitives had reached Centreville. The Confederate loss J 66-

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