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found only the “old sogers;” the red taped bundles had gone next door.
On the day following we were called on by a “big Injun” from Charleston; our commander was interviewed, and we were relieved, to learn elsewhere how to do garrison duty.
So ended an abortive attempt by an abolitionist militiaman to capture Fort Sumter by bribery.
The night visit of the Yankee was to learn when and how Sumter was to be attacked, or the incidentals thereto.
Richmond, VA. 1881.
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