. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . WITHIN TI1K DKSKUTKI) FORT—1865 Hero is the desolation inside the shattered walls of Sumter. The cele-bration of raising the flag on April 14, ;. is now in the past. Thebenches that had been crowded with listeners eager to catch every wordof the address by Henry Ward Beecher are now empty. The pavilionin which he spoke is no longer gay with flags. The staff from whichOld Glory had floated to the applause of thousands stands are the shapeless ruins ma
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . WITHIN TI1K DKSKUTKI) FORT—1865 Hero is the desolation inside the shattered walls of Sumter. The cele-bration of raising the flag on April 14, ;. is now in the past. Thebenches that had been crowded with listeners eager to catch every wordof the address by Henry Ward Beecher are now empty. The pavilionin which he spoke is no longer gay with flags. The staff from whichOld Glory had floated to the applause of thousands stands are the shapeless ruins made by Gillmores guns. Out in thebay no ships dressed in flags arc to be seen. For the whole nation is inmourning. On the very evening of the flag-raising the bullet of Boothhad laid low the man through whose patience and .statesmanship theSumter celebration had become possible. Trials more searching thanthose of war awaited his sorrowing people. [ 33S 1 APPENDIX SONGS OF THE WAR DAYS EDITED BY JEANNE ROBERT FOSTER \\. mmkik
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