This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 Excerpt: ...at Fort Sumttr, by Captain George S. James, of South Carolina. The first shot fired in the defense of the Union, was fired at Fort Sumter, by Captain (General) Abner Doubleday, of New York. Probably the first gun fired in the war was onthei6th of February, 1S61, (before the attack on Sumter, ) when the rebel General ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 Excerpt: ...at Fort Sumttr, by Captain George S. James, of South Carolina. The first shot fired in the defense of the Union, was fired at Fort Sumter, by Captain (General) Abner Doubleday, of New York. Probably the first gun fired in the war was onthei6th of February, 1S61, (before the attack on Sumter, ) when the rebel General Ben. McCullough, captured San Antonio, Texas, and Twiggs surrendered. The first to fire a hostile shot in the valley c$ the Mississippi, was battery A, ist Illinois Light Artillery. The first shot fired in defense of Fort Sumter, in 1861, was fired by the istU.S. Artillery, and the last shot fired at Appomattox Court House, was by the same Regiment. The opening shot at the battle of Gettysburg was fired by the Confederates at 10 A. M., July I, 1863, against Buford's picket line. The first overt act.of the war in Virginia, in its inception, was the attack on Harper's Ferry by the Confederates-simultaneous, though, in its consummation, with the capture of the navy yard at Portsmouth. The first Confederate gun fired at the battle of Bull Run in 186i, was fired by Lieut. George S. Davidson of Lathams Battery. A two hundred pound Parrot gun was brought to bear against Fort Sumter August i, 1863, for the first time in the history of siege operations. Louisiana was the first of the Seceding Slates that returned to her allegiance of her own free will.aid accord. The first military movement of the war in the West was under Uie Illinois militia to Cairo. Defenses were thrown up and Gen. Premiss was placed in command. For eight months Fort Defiance was our most Southern point The first successful military movement of the war took place in July, 1861, when Gen. Dix sent Gen. Lockwood into Accotnac and Northampton counties, Virginia, with instructions to drive ...
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