Doubleday, Abner, 1819-1893 to Isaac N. Roland re: Fort Sumter, "I aimed the first gun there"

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GLC#
GLC04461.03
Type
Letters
Date
1888/01/18
Author/Creator
Doubleday, Abner, 1819-1893
Title
to Isaac N. Roland re: Fort Sumter, "I aimed the first gun there"
Place Written
New York
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 20.1 cm, Width: 12.2 cm
Primary time period
Rise of Industrial America, 1877-1900
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Writes Roland that he has no time for a detailed answer to his question. He notes that there were 60 regular soldiers at Fort Sumter and that "I aimed the first gun there."

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