Identifier: civilwarthroughc00elso (find matches)
Title: The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Elson, Henry William, 1857- Brady, Mathew B., ca. 1823-1896 Civil War Semi-centennial Society Patriot Pub. Co., Springfield, Mass
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Publisher: Springfield, Mass. : Patriot Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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A GIN TRAINED ON CHARLESTON BY ANDERSON Harbor, he placed him-self in a position to with-stand long attack. Buthe needed supplies. TheConfederates would al-low none to be landed.When at length rumorsof a powerful naval forceto relieve the fortreached Charleston, theConfederates demandedthe surrender of the gar-rison. Anderson prom-ised to evacuate by April15th if he received noadditional supplies. Histerms were rejected. Athalf-past four on themorning of April 12th ashell from Fort Johnsonrose high in air, andcurving in its course,burst almost directlyover the fort. Themighty war had begun.
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TWO DAYS AFTER THE BOMBARDMENT OF SUMTER, APRIL 10, 1861Wade Hampton (the tallest figure) and other leading South Carolinians inspecting the effects of the cannonading thathad forced Major Anderson to evacuate, and had precipitated the mightiest conflict of modern times—two days before.

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