. The pictorial history of the great Civil War: its causes, origin, conduct and results; embracing full and authentic accounts of its battles by land and sea, with graphic descriptions of heroic deeds achieved by armies and individuals; narratives of personal adventure; thrilling incidents; daring exploits; wonderful escapes; life in camp, field, and hospital; adventures at sea; blockade life, etc., etc.; containing carefully prepared biographies of the leading generals and naval commanders of both the North and the South / by John Laird Wilson . thout delay byMajor R< ibeit Anderson, a nat
. The pictorial history of the great Civil War: its causes, origin, conduct and results; embracing full and authentic accounts of its battles by land and sea, with graphic descriptions of heroic deeds achieved by armies and individuals; narratives of personal adventure; thrilling incidents; daring exploits; wonderful escapes; life in camp, field, and hospital; adventures at sea; blockade life, etc., etc.; containing carefully prepared biographies of the leading generals and naval commanders of both the North and the South / by John Laird Wilson . thout delay byMajor R< ibeit Anderson, a native of Ken-tucky, and an officer who had won somedistinction in the Mexican the 20th November Anderson ] and assumed the com- , his head-quaiters being at FortMoultrie. It would have been strangeif a man of his discernment had beendeceived by the peculiar state of thingswhich prevailed all around him. An-derson was not deceived. On the 23dof November he wrote to Adju- jjov,tant-General Cooper, describing situation. In that letter he usesthe following remarkable words: Thatthere is, he says, a settled determina-tion to leave the Union and to obtainpossession of this fort is apparent toall. All the forts in the harbor, heassured General Cooper, Avere in awretched condition, Fort Moultrie par-ticularly inviting attack by its Aveak-ness. Fort Sumter and Castle Pinck-ney, he went on to say, must be gar-risoned immediately, if the governmentdetermines to keep command of thisharboi. Major Andersons letter to. H 5 iJ01 P fl
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