. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . V-rg- CONFEDERATES IN THE NEWLY-CAPTURED PENSACOLA FORT—1861 Full of enthusiasm and military spirit, but suspecting little what trials lay before them, the Confederatevolunteers pictured here are drilling at one of the forts that had been abandoned by the Federal Govern-ment, even before the momentous shot was fired at Sumter. Fort Pickens, through the forethought of Com-mander Henry Walke, who disobeyed his orders most brilliantly and successfully, had been saved to theFederal Government. The other batteries and forts at Pensacola
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . V-rg- CONFEDERATES IN THE NEWLY-CAPTURED PENSACOLA FORT—1861 Full of enthusiasm and military spirit, but suspecting little what trials lay before them, the Confederatevolunteers pictured here are drilling at one of the forts that had been abandoned by the Federal Govern-ment, even before the momentous shot was fired at Sumter. Fort Pickens, through the forethought of Com-mander Henry Walke, who disobeyed his orders most brilliantly and successfully, had been saved to theFederal Government. The other batteries and forts at Pensacola, however, had been handed over to theConfederacy, and here we see the men in gray, early in 61, taking advantage of the gift. Note the new uniforms, the soldierly and weU-fed appearance of the men, the stores of ammunition for the great guns.[16] . -^
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