Abner Doubleday

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Chancellorsville and Gettysburg

Chancellorsville and Gettysburg

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 in 1861. Two years later, after a series of battles (including Antietam, where he was wounded), Doubleday took...

Chancellorsville and Gettysburg

Chancellorsville and Gettysburg

Listen to Chancellorsville and Gettysburg with a movie-style soundtrack and amplify your audiobook experience.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 in...

Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-'61

Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-'61

Now that the prejudices and bitter partisan feeling of the past are subsiding, it seems a fitting time to record the facts and incidents connected with the first conflict of the Rebellion. Of the eleven officers who took part in the events herein...

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

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

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 Francisco, and is credited (though perhaps erroneously) with inventing the game of baseball.In 1861, he had the...