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President Lincoln's Appeal to the Country  Dark Days for the Northern States  A Decisive Battle  Glorious News. PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S APPEAL TO THE COUNTRY DARK DAYS FOR THE NORTHERN STATES A DECISIVE BATTLE GLORIOUS NEWS
ove the shame of its dark past, pledged themselves to fight for the old flag and for human right. Abraham Lincoln succeeded Buchanan in the Presidency of the United States, and the Confederates withdrew from the Union, and elected a friend of the slave-owners, named Jefferson Davis, as their President. Then the first blow was struck. At Charleston was a stronghold called Fort Sumter, which commanded the bay and harbour. The fort was held by Major Andersen for the Federal Government. The garrison was small, consisting only of some seventy men, who were without provisions. [Illustration: The defense of Fort Sumter.] The Confederates demanded possession of the fort. Anderson held out for a day or two, until the walls were beaten down about his ears, and then surrendered the fortress to the rebels. This was the beginning of war. The news of the victory was flashed through the land, and the nation stood aghast, to find that the Great Rebellion had begun. CHAPTER XV. DARK DAYS FOE THE UNION.  CHAPTER FIFTEEN THIS IS A LIBRAVOX RECORDING ALL LIBRAVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBRAVOX DOT ORG CHAPTER FIFTEEN DARK DAYS FOE THE UNION
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