. Our country's story; an elementary history of the United States . Copjrigbt, 1891, by M. V. Rice ABKAHAM LINCOLK(From an original ne^;ative made in 1864, when President Lincoln com-miBsioned General (irant Lieutenant-fleneral and commander of allthe armies of the repnblic) The Union men held out for two days. So much of the fort wason fire that the defenders had to lie on the ground with handker-chiefs over their mouths to keep from being suffocated. Thepowder was nearly gone. There was nothing to eat hut saltpork. Then Major Anderson surrendered. The flag on the fort Surrender ofhad been sh
. Our country's story; an elementary history of the United States . Copjrigbt, 1891, by M. V. Rice ABKAHAM LINCOLK(From an original ne^;ative made in 1864, when President Lincoln com-miBsioned General (irant Lieutenant-fleneral and commander of allthe armies of the repnblic) The Union men held out for two days. So much of the fort wason fire that the defenders had to lie on the ground with handker-chiefs over their mouths to keep from being suffocated. Thepowder was nearly gone. There was nothing to eat hut saltpork. Then Major Anderson surrendered. The flag on the fort Surrender ofhad been shot through and through. Anderson saluted the tat- Sumtertered banner with fifty guns, and the little company wliich had 210 OUR COUNTRYS STORY formed the garrison marched out with drums beating and colors first gun fired upon Fort Sumter aroused the whole country. Before thatmen tallced about whatmight happen. Nowsometliing had hap-pened, and every manin tlie land must standfor the Union or against. FORT SUMTER IN ISiJl it. Lincoln called for seventy-five thousand men to serve in thearmy, and more than that number offered themselves. Mostpeople in the North supposed that the revolt would soon besuppressed, and Lincoln asked the men to serve for three South, too, raised an army at once, and made ready todefend the border line of the seceded was chosen as the Confederate capi-tal. If the Union men could take Richmondor the Confederates could take Washington,it Avould be a great gain to the victors, it mighteven bring the war to an end. Week afteiweek passed. On to Washington ! cried theConfederates. Why does nt General Scott dosomething ? complained the Unionists. Hecould fight in the Mexican War. Why doeshe stand still now ? On to Richmond ! The two armies pressed a little nearer to-gether. Neither was ready to fight, buteach commander felt that he must payA UNION SOLDIER gouic regard to the wishes of his people. -^ confederate In Virginia,
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