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Six of the slave States had withdrawn from the Union. They had appointed as their President Jefferson Davis, and had attempted to seize all the arms and forts within the border of the States. SIX OF THE SLAVE STATES HAD WITHDRAWN FROM THE UNION THEY HAD APPOINTED AS THEIR PRESIDENT JEFFERSON DAVIS AND HAD ATTEMPTED TO SEIZE ALL THE ARMS AND FORTS WITHIN THE BORDER OF THE STATES
d 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. President Lincoln's Appeal to the Country--Dark Days for the Northern States--A Decisive Battle--Glorious News. The question of slavery was the real cause of the American Civil War, though in the first instance the object of the North was solely to save 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 PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S APPEAL TO THE COUNTRY DARK DAYS FOR THE NORTHERN STATES A DECISIVE BATTLE GLORIOUS NEWS THE QUESTION OF SLAVERY WAS THE REAL CAUSE OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR THOUGH IN THE FIRST INSTANCE THE OBJECT OF THE NORTH WAS SOLELY TO SAVE THE UNION
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