Sumter
['sʌmtə]
Examples
- If the shot fired at Fort Sumter was heard around the world, the call of the President for 75,000 men was heard throughout the Northern States. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- When Sumter was fired upon and the integrity of the Union threatened, there was no man more ready to serve his country than he. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Upon the firing on Sumter President Lincoln issued his first call for troops and soon after a proclamation convening Congress in extra session. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- When Fort Sumter was fired upon, Uncle Sam turned to the Remington plant, among others, for help out of his dilemma of unpreparedness. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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