January 11, 1861, The Charleston Mercury (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT) WASHINGTON, December 10 – 4 p.m. – President BUCHANAN and Gen. SCOTT have both expressed their gratification, this morning, at the narrow escape of the Star of the West on the morning of the 9th from the batteries on Morris Island. The general understanding is, [...]

January 11, 1861, The New York Herald CHARLESTON, Jan. 10, 1861. The despatches sent yesterday as to the Star of the West are strictly correct. The Charleston Courier says that at about half past six o’clock yesterday morning the steamer General Clinch discovered the steamship Star of the West, and signalized the fact of her [...]

The Charleston Mercury, January 11, 1861 A company of Minute Men from Abbeville District arrived in this city on Wednesday night. They number one hundred men, and are as fine a looking body as any that can be raised. For the information of the Tribune and papers of that ilk, we state that ten members [...]

January 11, 1861, The Charleston Mercury WILMINGTON, JANUARY 10. The people here, in consequence of a despatch received from the Hon. W.S. ASHE, at Washington, directed to some of the Minute Men, and stating that the revenue cutter Forward, with fifty men and eight guns, under the command of Lieut. NONES, had left Wilmington, Del., [...]

–To-day a party of Louisiana State troops, under command of Captain Bradford, took possession of the United States Marine Hospital, about two miles below New Orleans. The patients in the Hospital, numbering two hundred and sixteen, were ordered to be removed; those who are convalescent, immediately, and those who are confined to their beds, as [...]

FORT CASWELL, N. C., January 11, 1861. SIR: I have the honor to report herewith that this post is reoccupied by a party of citizens from Wilmington and Smithville. They took possession at 7 o’clock on the night of the 10th instant. The individual who represents them as commanding officer is a Mr. Hedrick, from [...]

January 11, 1861 Alabama secedes from the United States. Federal soldiers seize buildings in St. Louis to prevent them from falling into Rebel hands South Carolina demands the surrender of Fort Sumter. Major Anderson refuses. Image: Fort Sumter, seen from the rear, at low water (Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War)

January 10th, 1861.—It is night and I am very tired but there is much to tell. The Ordinance of Secession was voted on today. Bishop Rutledge made the opening prayer and it was very impressive. He pleaded so earnestly for God’s guidance for these members, in whose hands lay the future of Florida. These men [...]

January 10, 1861, The Charleston Mercury Great Events crowd rapidly one upon another. Three short weeks ago, and the greatest event of the century upon the Western Hemisphere was transacted in Charleston. The Union of the States of North America, was dissolved by the action of the State of South Carolina. It appears to be [...]

January 10, 1861, The New York Herald When Major ANDERSON spiked the guns of Fort Moultrie, and transferred his command to Fort Sumter, he perpetrated hostile acts against this State. They clearly looked to a bitter instrumentality to coerce South Carolina by military power. The President of the United States understood this when he agree [...]

THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1861. The weather is a little colder tonight, just freezing. Exciting news from Charleston. The Steamer “Star of the West” with troops to reinforce Maj Anderson was fired into yesterday and she turned off to Sea. Maj Anderson threatened the City with Bombs if she was again molested. We hear that she [...]

January 10, 1861, The New York Herald The Star of the West arrived at Charleston yesterday forenoon, and the South Carolina troops at Morris Island and Fort Moultrie opened fire upon her. The steamer immediately put to sea. An officer from Fort Sumter, under a flag of truce, had an interview with the Governor and [...]

January 10, 1861, The New York Herald CHARLESTON, Jan. 9, 1861. The Star of the West, in endeavoring to enter our harbor about daylight this morning, was opened upon by the garrison on Morris Island, and also by Fort Moultrie. The steamer put about and went to sea. I have not been able to learn [...]

January 10, 1861, The Charleston Mercury ATTEMPTED REINFORCEMENT OF FORT SUMTER. The Star of the West is Fired Into and Driven Back. The Citadel Cadets Fire the First Shotted Gun – The United States Flag Hauled Down – Three of the Shots Take Effect – The Steamer Puts to Sea with a Tender – What [...]

–An intense excitement at Charleston on account of a rumor that the sloop-of-war Brooklyn was dispatched for that place. Great preparations are made to receive her. The buoys in the harbor are removed, and threats are made to fire on the ship. –A steam-tub called the Aid left the wharf to-night for the purpose of [...]

HEADQUARTERS FORT INDEPENDENCE, January 10, 1861. SIR: I have the honor to report that I embark with my command this afternoon on board the steamer Joseph Whitney for Fort Jefferson, Fla. Orders of the General-in-Chief by telegraph. Strength of command, four commissioned officers and sixty-two enlisted men. Names of officers: Bvt. Maj. L. G. Arnold, [...]

FORT PICKENS, FLA., January 10, 1861. SIR: I have the honor to report that on this date, I removed my command from Barrancas Barracks, Fla., to Fort Pickens, under special instructions received the previous day from the General-in-Chief. ……….I am, sir, very respectfully, your most obedient servant, A. J. SLEMMER, ………. First Lieutenant, First Artillery, [...]

RALEIGH, N. C., January 10, 1861. Hon. WARREN WINSLOW: Call on General Scott; demand of him to know if he intends to garrison the North Carolina forts. Reply immediately. JOHN W. ELLIS.

Private.] . . . . . . . . . . .[STATE OF FLORIDA,] . . . . . . . . EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, January 10, 1861. Hon. JNO. C. McGEHEE, President of the Convention: SIR: The inclosed dispatch has this morning reached me, and I hasten to transmit it through you to the Convention. [...]

FORT JOHNSTON, N. C., January 10, 1861–11 o’clock a. m. SIR: I respectfully wish to state that the party of citizens who took possession of Forts Johnston and Caswell yesterday has perceived their error. It seems that they were not sustained by the people which brought them into it, or caused them to create such [...]

January 10, 1861 Florida becomes the third state to secede from the Union. They simply replace the term “United States” with “Confederate States” in their constitution Lieutenant Adam Slemmer moves his small federal garrison from Barrancas Barracks at Pensacola to Fort Pickens on Santa Rosa Island. Slemmer will refuse repeated surrender demands from Florida authorities, [...]

January 9th, 1861.—There has been a hot time in the convention today; the nearer they get to a final decision the hotter it gets. Colonel Ward made a most eloquent address to the convention. He told them that he was a Union man but it was in this way: in his opinion the South had [...]

January 9, 1861, The Charleston Mercury We are pained to record, that, on Monday night, shortly after 10 o’clock, as one of the sentinels at Castle Pinckney was going on is rounds, he was approached by a person at the time unknown. The sentinel presented his musket in the act of challenging him, when the [...]

WEDNESDAY 9 Mr Thompson has resigned and another day has passed in the greatest anxiety of all classes to hear from Charleston, but there is no news from there today. The City is arming for self-protection and some Companys of U S troops are expected tomorrow. Fires and Burglaries occur every night. I sleep with [...]