Litchfield enquirer., 1863-08-27
The Fall e1- Sumter.

The Tall sf sumter
 Twspsy-sighs months sgo the county wal Asssssled by the echo of the first rebel gun. di reetsd tt Foft sCx1rn in Chaflsston Hasbor, md tho old Flsx. Thus the sestlsss leaders ol shs rebellion opened aesive hossisiaiss, tbrsx dc~n tks ga1ntlss to the Government and drew sbs swsrd ,usver ts bs sbsathsd again, they said, stiIl tks 0ovsrnnent should be discom forted and ovsrthrcvn, and the asouthsrn Confedsr. sey' acknowledged as an independent nation.
 The dsys of that sad. sventful week passed oa. ny delsndsd U : gsrfison of a;xty men,
 -Sho made up in spirit and bravery what they heksd ia nnmbers. SUMTER still held out against sssfuhsImisg odds, until, with iss wA;:s bs ter e and cF1mbli6g. its interior buildings in : lanny, and the hsat and smoke from the bszni1s quarters rivalling the fury of the iroa storm without, the brave garrison, afts aD ekdsrsncs which wss heroic, and has bec.ns historic. It length capitulated, and marched put, sAlassak tksir uttered flag tor the last tims, as itwss draws down from it's staff by imrous kand6.
 Hers then was the beginning of . civil ' ar. inasguratsd by traitors in arms against fieir county. Ths country accepted the fact, pnd izstsnily prepared for the emergency. None Of fus have ioryotton the events that iollosyd tAe fall of Slmtsr.-the call of the Presidnt b sretaks and possess the forts. places snd propery that had been ssized from the Unio,," {" -ths usgui6csnt uprising of the people, the spoataneoss and patriotic offerings of men aid nsans b preserve and defend the Nation aaid assnxe the insultsd Flag.
 Inc rolled oa. From this outbreak the ssSos&hsia hsart' caught fire. and soon State sllr Ssats threw itself into the sesthing vort sx q ssessl;oa and rs6sllion. The rsbslli,n eskknsd ssSe1gth fromits mad momentum. ald u fFsk sAoek of arms gave 1t it's first and oi ly vscsss5 ovsr ths leyal simies gathered for tts osezshro~ and suppression. Of mushroom m ezowth, h tAat zfss three months the rebellhn ls.sAsd its Aishest maturity and strength, shd t.s ssesy day sines been shakins and totterisg te in fe1ndation. B1ildsd upon corruption sn1 en the sun of all villaiaiss," it's inherst | rse&ssnen hss osly held it together, until ptsee hy piece t has fallen away, and now ils vszy ss1t snd hssrt is being pierced by tls ! svese;ne anows of our Union arms. A
 n | sainsntly 6tting that the wicked lS bsl1foa should receive its final blow and over throw. where 1t gave its first blow and had it hssinn;sg. It is issmatio justice that thl ank sl1osshold seissd should be retaken in ths cd. and tks afs and hail and terrible flame sAosld u length ovsrsake and bs revisited uponE tAs Int autAoss ef sll tho calamitiss that theyi in1ssltatsa asa lrossht upon the nation. So vshaa AAs. vith sfsjoicing too deep for CT s1rzsss1u1 than h thankssiving and ps11ss te 0oa, !, ui1k c saiisAslisa ubiek xill l tAzill cd ela1dsA sssEy loysl hsAH that shall ss1d tAs jeysll nswss thAt su1rnn ones seaia has tssa hssachsa and ersmblsd, this tins by | ths ssns of sn svsaslns Government that it hax teain hllG6. but this time before the on- slGssAt of ( loyal any and navy; thst thsI hsksiul susigaof rebellion hss st length been snak6kse awsy ffom tks bresss t has e loDg| ps1uSd. ssa hss bssh ssplassd by the old esAsa Azn sss1rna. or glorious Flag of the| uaio6 sad that ones mors the guns of ths1 sran1 eld iotlrsss have been turned, e thsy3 was b ths beGlnnines q ths sssthiug city of escssnfons and thIs tlme kolds it at its merry and for its ioas deferred dssiructions ane sn
 osd sssnt shas hsss shs ~ss may end, q Asrsit ksean, that ths last iootsseps of the sscssesd ssbslllon ny mark shs saII whsrs ils fss< isoe~piiat6 wsss nsds; thsk ths ifod issy hsFs s6tsr ths vszy soel of ths aCOnfsdssacy" --end that is vSuntsd bisshpiaos my bs GOV sssd sll up wIth ths sshss of its funeral pyrss s1 sst 2 ->SsS->-. .e& sss SBt
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