Book Excerpt: rtly because he still hoped there might yet be peace.While Charleston 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, occupied Barrancas Barracks in Pensacola Bay. Late at night on the eighth of January (the day before the Star of the West was fired on at Charleston) some twenty Secessionists came to seize the old Spanish Fort San ...
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Book Excerpt: rtly because he still hoped there might yet be peace.While Charleston 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, occupied Barrancas Barracks in Pensacola Bay. Late at night on the eighth of January (the day before the Star of the West was fired on at Charleston) some twenty Secessionists came to seize the old Spanish Fort San Carlos, where, up to that time, the powder had been kept. This fort, though lying close beside the barracks, had always been unoccupied; so the Secessionists looked forward to an easy capture. But, to their dismay, an unexpected guard challenged them, and, not getting the proper password in reply, dispersed them with the first shots of the Civil War.Commodore Armstrong sat idle at the Pensacola Navy Yard, distracted between the Union and secession. On the ninth Slemmer received orders from WinRead More
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This book has hardback covers. Ex-library, With usual stamps and markings, In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 500grams, ISBN:
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VG+ in VG+ jacket. Not ex-lib. Hardcover in series-uniform bright blue (not navy) cloth with elaborate gilt, black and white titles and figures to spine and front, in grey card jacket with figures in black matching book cover, small 8vo. Chronicles of America, v.31of 50. xiv + 424pp. Index, bibliogrhical note. Tissue-protected frontis and plates, foldout maps. VG+/VG+. Book has slight separation before half-title page with all holding fine. Book is otherwise as new: tight and sharp with especially bright cloth and gilt. Jacket has light toning to spine with no effect on titles or figures; small label shadow lower rear panel; light abrsion to upper spine end and adjacent upper rear edge. Central titles and figures bright and sharp. Jacket in Brodart.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.