April 12, 1861; The New York Herald WASHINGTON, April 11, 1861. The capital was again full of all the pomp and circumstances of war today. The tramp of infantry and the clatter of cavalry and artillery was heard in every direction. Nearly a thousand men are now enrolled into the United States service from the [...]
April 12, 1861; The New York Herald Military Movements. Governor’s Island. As Governor’s Island is one of the chief points of attraction at the present time, it is necessary to present to the reading public a daily account of what transpires there; at least during the movements of the military in our vicinity. There appears [...]
April 12, 1861; The New York Herald The Departure of the Steam Frigate Pawnee. Our Naval Correspondence. United States Steam Sloop Pawnee. OFF CAPE HENRY, April 10, 1861. The Pawnee left the Navy Yard at Washington, D.C., at nine A.M., April 6, and steamed directly for Norfolk, arriving off the Naval Hospital at half past [...]
April 12, 1861; The Charleston Mercury Yesterday was an exciting day in Charleston. Men met in crowds at the various corners of our thoroughfares, and the only topic was the all- engrossing one of WAR. Every moment the names of BEAUREGARD, ANDERSON, Sumter, Moultrie and Morris Island, would reach the ear, and the low, earnest [...]
April 12, 1861; The New York Herald The News from Washington. WASHINGTON, April 11, 1861. The mustering of the volunteer troops into the service of the United States has been actively continued all day, and with the highest credit to the citizen soldiery. The companies turned out full, and not a man refused to take [...]
April 12, 1861; The New York Herald The News From Washington. WASHINGTON, April 11, 1861. Up to six o’clock P.M., the moment of writing this despatch, no information has been received from Charleston by the Government, of any individual, relative to the military expedition sent to reinforce and supply Fort Sumter. Those in the secret [...]
April 12th.–Anderson will not capitulate. Yesterday’s was the merriest, maddest dinner we have had yet. Men were audaciously wise and witty. We had an unspoken foreboding that it was to be our last pleasant meeting. Mr. Miles dined with us to-day. Mrs. Henry King rushed in saying, “The news, I come for the latest news. [...]
April 12, 1861; The Vindicator (Staunton, VA.) A dissolution of the Union on the slave line, it is contended, would destroy the institution in Virginia. We do not think so. But admit it did. In that case, the slaves would be gradually removed South, and the change would not so seriously affect the private fortunes [...]
April 12, 1861; Daily Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Yesterday was another busy day among the draymen. the heavy 10-inch Columbiads at the Arsenal here were hauled down to the river for shipment to New Orleans, to be employed at the forts below for the defense of the city. They are black, ugly looking concerns, and [...]
April 12, 1861; Southern Confederacy (ATLANTA, GA) The second company of Zouaves, under Captain de Bordenave, marched up from their barracks yesterday afternoon, and were reviewed on Lafayette square, preparatory to leaving for Pensacola. Their appearance–with their loose red trousers, leggings, gaiters, blue jackets and fez caps–was decidedly unique, and withal very warlike. A very [...]
April 12, 1861; The New York Herald The steamship Coatzacoalcos, Captain Griffin, left Pass Cavallo bar on the 31st of March, touched at Key West on the 4th inst., and landed two companies of infantry, and, being unable to obtain water, proceeded to Havana; sailed thence on the afternoon of the 6th inst., and arrived [...]
April 12, 1861; The New York Herald The News from Charleston. CHARLESTON, April 11, 1861. A formal demand for the evacuation of Fort Sumter was made at twelve o’clock today. No one believes that Major Anderson will accede. Fighting is expected to commence in less than twelve hours. The New York steamer now being twelve [...]
April 12, 1861; The New York Herald Naval And Military Movements. PHILADELPHIA, April 11, 1861. There is more activity at the Navy Yard. The immediate fitting out of the sloop of war Jamestown has been ordered, which will require a fortnight. Her destination is supposed to be the Brazilian station. A crew of eight men [...]
April 12, 1861; The New York Herald Naval And Military Movements. There was a very large influx of visitors to the Navy Yard yesterday, drawn thither by the fine summery weather and the expectation of witnessing something extraordinary. In this latter expectation the greater number were disappointed, for there was nothing extraordinary to be seen. [...]
April 12, 1861, The Vindicator (Staunton, Virginia) Under the above caption, the N.Y. Times (Black Republican) devotes two columns to the discussion of the “policy” of the Lincoln Administration at Washington in keeping the country so long in suspense as to what course that government is going to pursue in the crisis in which our [...]
April 12, 1861; The New York Herald Arizona has seceded, gone out, left the United and joined the Confederate States. Arizona! Where is Arizona? It is the Gadsden country, the territory acquired by the Gadsden treaty, and for which the United States paid, if we are not mistaken, ten million dollars to Mexico. Arizona, as [...]
April 12, 1861; The Charleston Mercury In compliance with a notice on our bulletin board yesterday, some five hundred citizens congregated at the Citadel last evening, and formed themselves into detachments for the guarding of the city during the night.The Charleston Mounted Guard, Capt. MARTIN, numbering over eighty horses, were also on duty. They drew [...]
April 12, 1861; The Charleston Mercury Never, in the world’s history, has any people entered into combat with a higher spirit or a more satisfied, settled, concentrated purpose of achieving independence and respect, than the people now assembled in military force about the harbor of Charleston. Quiet, orderly, prayerful, the unmistakable, irreversible resolve is present. [...]
April 12, 1861; The New York Herald Highly important news from Charleston is published in this morning’s paper. Major Anderson was formally summoned, by General Beauregard, the commander of the secession forces, at noon yesterday, to surrender Fort Sumter. Major Anderson declined compliance, alleging that such a course would be incompatible with his duty to [...]
The Vindicator, April 12, 1861 Staunton, Virginia Nothing could be more preposterous, nothing more stupid, than the dogma that slavery is a curse to the country. On the contrary, the heaviest calamity that could befall any slave State on this continent, the greatest curse that an angry Providence could inflict upon the South, would be [...]
April 12.–At 1 a.m. four aides of General Beauregard (Colonel Chesnut, Colonel Chisolm, Captain Lee, and Mr. Pryor, of Virginia) came with a second letter, stating that as Major Anderson had been understood to make the remark to the bearers of the first letter, in taking leave, that he would “await the first shot, and [...]
April 12, 1861; The New York Herald CHARLESTON, April 11—Midnight. Negotiations have been reopened between General Beauregard and Major Anderson. For this reason the respected hostilities have been deferred.
April 12, 1861 Battle of Fort Sumter. The war begins with Confederate forces firing on Fort Sumter, in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina. Beginning at 4:30 am on the 12th and continuing until the morning of the 13th, Confederate batteries along the shore of Charleston Harbor fire on Fort Sumter under the command of [...]