Author: Augustus Harris Burley
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Category : Illinois
Languages : en
Pages : 16

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Author: Burley Augustus Harris
Publisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press
ISBN: 9780353130159
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 22

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Author: Augustus Harris Burley
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780364038154
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 24

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Excerpt from The Cairo Expedition: Illinois First Response in the Late Civil War, the Expedition From Chicago As the years go by, and one by one the actors in and spectators of the scenes of the war of the Rebellion pass away, it seems necessary and proper that all of us should make some record of what we saw or knew of the anxious and trying times in the spring of 1861. The general history of the war has been written by a number of able authors, I wish, only, to add what came within my own knowledge, as to the part taken by Chicago at the beginning of the war. From the time when the steamer Star of the West was fired upon, January 9, 1861, and driven to sea from the entrance to Charleston harbor, the people throughout the North were uneasy and excited, but no one could believe that a serious attempt would be made to disrupt the Union of the States or destroy a government that had existed for nearly a century, and which had been consecrated by the deeds and lives of so many noble men. April 12, 1861, when the citizens of Charleston, South Carolina, opened fire on Fort Sumter, and the gallant Maj. Robert Anderson, to save the lives of his soldiers, struck the Flag of our Country, the news went through the North like an electric shock; quickly recovering from the stunning blow, the people felt that war had actually come and though cheeks paled, lips were firmly set, and eyes flashed, showing the determination by all patriots to stand shoulder to shoulder and preserve the Union and the Government at any cost of life and treasure. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: Burley Harris
Publisher: Nabu Press
ISBN: 9781294701064
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24

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Author: Augustus Harris Burley
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Languages : en
Pages : 16

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Author: Jessie Palmer Weber
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Category : Illinois
Languages : en
Pages : 98

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Author: Louise A. Arnold-Friend
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 724

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Author: US Army Military History Research Collection
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 604

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Author: Terri K. Kionka
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
ISBN: 0826265286
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 245

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Author: Myron J. Smith, Jr.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786451955
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 561

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In the most detailed history ever of Union warships on the western waters of the Civil War, the author recounts the exploits of the timberclad ships Lexington, Tyler, and Conestoga. Converted to warships from commercial steamboats at the beginning of the conflict, the three formed the core of the North's Western Flotilla, later the Mississippi Squadron. The book focuses on the activities of these wooden warriors while providing context for the greater war, including accounts of their famous commanders, their roles in both large and small battles, ship-to-ship combat, and support for the armies of Gen. U.S. Grant and Gen. William T. Sherman.