Abner Doubleday

Chancellorsville and Gettysburg

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Abner Doubleday

Abner Doubleday began the Civil War as a Union officer and aimed the first cannon shot in response to the bombardment opened on Ft. Sumter i…

Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-'61 (version 2)

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Abner Doubleday

Abner Doubleday was a busy man. He rose to be a major general during the American Civil War, started the first cable car company in San Fran…

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 024

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Various and Plato

A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the rea…

Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-'61

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Abner Doubleday

Now that the prejudices and bitter partisan feeling of the past are subsiding, it seems a fitting time to record the facts and incidents con…