A new history of the United StatesThe greater republic, embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . ly of cartridges gave out, andblankets and other material were used as substitutes. The garrison were keptwithin the bomb-proof galleries, and did not serve the guns on the open para-pets, two of which had been dismounted by the fire from the Confederatebatteries, which after a time set fire to the oflficers barracks. The flames wereextinguished, but broke out several times. The smoke became so smotheri
A new history of the United StatesThe greater republic, embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . ly of cartridges gave out, andblankets and other material were used as substitutes. The garrison were keptwithin the bomb-proof galleries, and did not serve the guns on the open para-pets, two of which had been dismounted by the fire from the Confederatebatteries, which after a time set fire to the oflficers barracks. The flames wereextinguished, but broke out several times. The smoke became so smothering UNION TROOPS ATTACKED IN BALTIMORE. 289 tliat the men could breathe only by lying flat on their faces. Finally the posi-tion became so untenable that Anderson ran uj) the white flag in token ofsurrender. No one was killed on either side. The news of the surrender created wild excitement North and South andunited both sections. While the free States rallied to the Union, almost as oneman, the Unionists in the South became ardent sujiporters of the cause of dis-union. It was now a solid North against a solid South. Three days after the surrender of Fort Sumter, President Lincoln called. FORT MOULTRIE, CHARLESTON, WITH FORT SUMTER IN THE DISTANCE. for 75,000 volunteers to serve for three months, and Congress was summoned tomeet on the 4th of July. Few people comprehended the stupendous work thatwould be required to crush the rebellion. While the South was hurrying itssons into the ranks, 300,000 answered the call of President Lincoln, who on the19th of April issued another proclamation declaring a blockade of the Southernports. UNION TROOPS ATTACKED IN BALTIMORE. Many of the Confederates demanded that an advance should be made upon 19 290 ADMINISTRATION OF LINCOLN. Washington, and, had it been done promptly, it could have been captured withoutdifficulty. Realizing its danger, the national government called upon the Statesfor troops and several regiments were hurried thither. Wh
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