THIS HALLOWED GROUND The story of the Union side of the Civil War. The saddest moment in our glorious history. In the black hours of early morning the United States officers stood at the parapet atop Fort Sumter and looked off in the darkness toward the place where, they knew, the nearest guns had been planted . . .. By Bruce Catton. Pocket 75102. December 1964, 5th printing. 559 pages. Tight, clean copy in very good condition. May be unread. Name stampings on top and bottom of outside page edges. Minor cover wear (please see pictures). We combine shipping as long as all book purchases are paid for in one Pay Pal transaction. Five or more books will be free shipping. You can wait until you receive an invoice from us or add 25 cents for each additional book up to four books.