None Died in Vain: The Saga of the American Civil WarLeckie captures the glory, dram, and tragedy of this shattering event in a compelling book that reads like a novel. Crowded with in-depth profiles of fscinating Americans from North and South, from soldiers and political leaders to heroes and rogues. |
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... Harpers Ferry . It was a dark , moonless night , chill and damp , when at eight o'clock John Brown led his men from their headquarters on a Maryland farm toward the Federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry five miles away . There were seventeen ...
... Harpers Ferry . It was a dark , moonless night , chill and damp , when at eight o'clock John Brown led his men from their headquarters on a Maryland farm toward the Federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry five miles away . There were seventeen ...
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... Harpers Ferry . Brown's men had killed four people - one a Marine - and wounded nine . He had lost ten dead or dying , including another son , Owen ; seven had been captured and five escaped . As commander in chief of ... Harpers Ferry | 69.
... Harpers Ferry . Brown's men had killed four people - one a Marine - and wounded nine . He had lost ten dead or dying , including another son , Owen ; seven had been captured and five escaped . As commander in chief of ... Harpers Ferry | 69.
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... Harpers Ferry to his left , Longstreet and D. H. Hill at Boonsboro to his right . With Jackson was Lafayette McLaws , whose division held the key at Harpers Ferry , blocking the escape route for the 12,000 Yankees surrounded there ...
... Harpers Ferry to his left , Longstreet and D. H. Hill at Boonsboro to his right . With Jackson was Lafayette McLaws , whose division held the key at Harpers Ferry , blocking the escape route for the 12,000 Yankees surrounded there ...
Contents
The Divisive Victory | 1 |
The Crisis of Slavery | 7 |
Slavery in History and the South 10 | 24 |
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