April 10, 1861, Tri-Weekly Alamo Express (San Antonio) The People Moving! Col. Robt. Taylor’s Speech. The following modest notice was posted about our city on Tuesday morning: Public Meeting. public meeting of all those in favor of preserving our government from total destruction, and restoring harmony and prosperity to our distracted country, will be held [...]

April 10, 1861; The New York Herald The sloop-of-war Savannah has been secured in her berth in the dry dock, which has been cleared of the water, and a large force of men have been set to work on her. Yesterday, a stream of Ridgewood water was directed at her bottom, to clear away the [...]

April 10, 1861; The Charleston Mercury It now appears that, under the peaceful pretext of ascertaining the precise condition of Major ANDERSON’S command in regard to provisions and with a view to a withdrawal, the Abolition Government has treacherously sought to arrange for the introduction of supplies and of men into the post. Agent after [...]

April 10, 1861; The New York Herald WASHINGTON, April 9, 1861. My despatch in today’s HERALD, disclosing, for the first time, the military and naval programme, created the most intense excitement in this city upon the arrival of the train tonight. The deep mystery which has veiled the active movements of the administration for more [...]

April 10, 1861; Daily Times (Leavenworth, KS) The Missouri Democrat has a letter from a soldier at Fort Smith, Ark., bearing the date of March 5, in which the following passage occurs: “Yesterday the citizens of Fort Smith raised a Palmetto flag in town, and one of the soldiers, private Bates, company E, First cavalry, [...]

April 10th.–Making an early start this morning, I once more arrived at Washington City. I saw no evidences of a military force in the city, and supposed the little army to be encamped at the west end of the Avenue, guarding the Executive Mansion. We took an omnibus without delay and proceeded to the steamer. [...]

April 10.—Every one, by order of the commanding officer, Major Anderson, changed his quarters into the gun casemates to-day. The work on the traverse progressed well. Lieut. R. K. Meade, Engineers, being placed on ordnance duty, found the supply of cartridges on hand to be too small, and took immediate measures to increase the supply [...]

April 10, 1861 Floating battery at Charleston finished and mounted Large numbers of troops sent to the various fortifications. A Chronological History of the Civil War in America by Richard Swainson Fisher, New York, Johnson and Ward, 1863

April 9th.—My adieus over, I set out in the broad light of day. When the cars arrived at Camden, I proceeded, with the rest of the through passengers, in the boat to the navy yard, without going ashore in the city. The passengers were strangers to me. Many could be easily recognized as Southern men; [...]

April 9, 1861; The Charleston Mercury Our authorities yesterday evening received notice from LINCOLN’S Government, through a special messenger from Washington, that an effort would be made to supply Fort Sumter with provisions, and that, if this were permitted, no attempt would be made to reinforce it with men! This message comes simultaneously with a [...]

April 9, 1861; The New York Herald Our Charleston Correspondence. CHARLESTON, April 3, 1861. The city was astir this evening in consequence of rumors about another vessel, showing the American flag, being fired into from batteries on Morris Island. The reports were very conflicting, and nothing definite will be known until an official report is [...]

April 9, 1861; The New York Herald Startling news from Washington may be found in our despatches in another part of today’s paper. The curtain has been rung up, and the tragedy is about to begin. A portion of the squadron of war ships and transports fitted out at New York are ordered to Fort [...]

April 9, 1861; The Charleston Mercury Much surprise was created about six o’clock yesterday evening, by the announcement, upon the bulletin board of THE MERCURY, that Lieut. TALBOT–now Captain TALBOT, of the United States Army–had returned to Charleston by the evening train, and was then at the Charleston Hotel. It appears that he was accompanied [...]

April 9, 1861; The Charleston Mercury One of the fortifications recently erected at the entrance of Little River, has been named as above, in honor of Capt. THOMAS RANDALL, a venerable citizen, residing in its neighborhood. The honor is well deserved, for, of all of our able citizens who have exerted their energies in preparing [...]

April 9, 1861; The Charleston Mercury MONTGOMERY, April 5, 1861. The first of the Treasury notes have been issued and are now being signed rapidly. The first was taken by Judge A.B. CLITHERALL, the Register of the Treasury and Navy, instead of coin, for their salaries. There is considerable competition for the first bond of [...]

April 9, 1861; The Charleston Mercury The Administration Refuses to Recognize the Southern Commissioners. FORTS SUMTER AND PICKENS TO BE REINFORCED. THE NOTE OF PREPARATION, &c., &c., &c, (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT) WASHINGTON, April 8. The Southern Commissioners today received from the Department of State the reply to their official communication. SEWARD declines to recognize [...]

April 9, 1861; The Telegraph, (Harrisburg Pennsylvania) “When the impartial pen of the historian is invoked to trace the transaction of the present to their true source and responsibility, he will be compelled to discharge a duty which will leave a stain of dark and irrefaceable crime on the name of the Democratic party, its [...]

April 9, 1861; The New York Herald  (From the Mobile Advertiser, April 3.) Saturday night, having obtained a berth for a trip to the Warrington Navy Yard, at a little after eight o’clock we cast loose from the Hitchcock’s press wharf on board the steamer Kate Dale, Capt. J. M. Brainard, bound for that place, [...]

April 9, 1861; The Charleston Mercury WASHINGTON, April 5, 1861. The warlike movements of the LINCOLN Government exclude all other topics of remark. For weeks past their proceedings, which before were suspicious, have been threatening. Long before Mr. LINCOLN came to Washington it was clear enough he bore a deadly hatred to the South. His [...]

April 9, 1861.—The four-gun battery on the upper end of Sullivan’s Island that was unmasked yesterday morning by blowing up the wooden house standing in front of it was situated very nearly upon the prolongation of the capital of this fort, and, therefore, could enfilade the terre-pleins of both flanks of the work, as well [...]

April 9, 1861 U. S. steamers “Illinois” and “Baltic” sailed from New York with sealed orders. President Davis makes a requisition for troops. A Chronological History of the Civil War in America by Richard Swainson Fisher, New York, Johnson and Ward, 1863

8 o’clock P.M.–My wife and children have been busy packing my trunk, and making other preparations for my departure. They are cheerful. They deem the rupture of the States a fait accompli, but reck not of the horrors of war. They have contrived to pack up, with other things, my fine old portrait of Calhoun, [...]

April 8, 1861; The Charleston Mercury The evil effects of a dissolution of the Union of the United States, upon the North, are apparent, not only in the paralyzing of trade in the Northern States and cities, but in the new aspect presented by Foreign Powers. But yesterday, the Union–the Northern States united with the [...]

April 8, 1861; The New York Herald Secresy is only the defence of the weak, and is always calculated to arouse suspicion. It is, therefore, a bad sign when we find the administration of this country hiding its designs, as the ostrich hides his head, in the face of proceedings that are the theme of [...]