March 27, 1861; The New York Herald We are informed from a reliable source that numerous companies are now being organized within the precincts of the Confederate States with a view of developing their water power resources and the establishment of manufactories in the republic for the fabrication of those kinds of goods usually furnished [...]

March 27, 1861 Tri-Weekly Alamo Express , San Antonio, TX Our dull and gloomy city was enlivened by a pleasant and stiring event on Tuesday last; some four companies of the 3d, Infantry, Maj. Brooks in command, passed through our city with the flag of our country flying gaily on the breeze and the fife [...]

March 27, 1861; The New York Herald Our despatches from Washington state that the Cabinet have had under consideration of evacuating Fort Pickens, and there is good reason to believe that the fort will be abandoned by the federal troops within thirty days, thus removing the last immediate cause for hostilities between the two confederacies. [...]

CHARLESTON, S. C, March 26, 1861—I have just come from Mulberry, where the snow was a foot deep—winter at last after months of apparently May or June weather. Even the climate, like everything else, is upside down. But after that den of dirt and horror, Montgomery Hall, how white the sheets looked, luxurious bed linen [...]

March 26, 1861; The New York Herald Nearly thirty years ago Messrs. Tappan, Hale and Hallock set up an anti-slavery newspaper in the city of New York. Instead of publishing the news, they devoted their columns to details of alleged cruelties practiced by slaveholders upon their chattels. A baser attempt at political demoralization was never [...]

March 26, 1861; Richmond Enquirer Some three hundred or more persons assembled at Chester (10 miles from Richmond, in Chesterfield county) on Saturday last, to witness the raising of a Southern Confederacy Flag. The trains from Richmond and Petersburg arrived simultaneously, each bringing a goodly number to participate in the interesting proceedings which the programme [...]

March 26, 1861; The Charleston Mercury The city was all agog yesterday, at the announcement that still another Ambassador from Washington has come to town, and was in close conference with the Governor. It appears that this last Envoy, Mr. W.H. LAMON, of Illinois, arrived in the city on Sunday morning, and registered his name [...]

March 26, 1861, The Richmond Enquirer The importance of Abraham Lincoln is vastly overrated by the Black Republicans of the North, and the Submissionists of the South. They endeavor to impress upon the people the idea that he holds in his hand the issue of life or death to the South, and that he has [...]

March 26, 1861; The Charleston Mercury We stated yesterday that it was unmistakeably the idea entertained by the body which formed the Confederate States Constitution, to admit hereafter into the new Government the States of the Northwest, Pennsylvania, New York, &c., the power being given to futures Congresses of doing so by a two thirds [...]

March 26, 1861; The New York Herald Col. Lamon, the President’s envoy to Charleston, and bearer of the order to Major Anderson to evacuate Fort Sumter, reached Charleston on Sunday, and, after an interview yesterday morning with Gov. Pickens and Gen. Beauregard, visited the fort. It is supposed that the fort will be evacuated tomorrow; [...]

March 25, 1861; The New York Herald It was believed in Washington yesterday that the programme of the administration, in regard to the evacuation of Fort Sumter, had been altered since the departure of Col. Lamon. It is now reported that the evacuation is to be conditional. Col. L. is to examine the stock of [...]

March 25, 1861; The Charleston Mercury As the new Constitution has been framed, there is nothing to prevent the admission of Northern States into the new Confederation. A vote of two thirds is all that is requisite; and, after the accession of Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri and Arkansas, there is likely to [...]

March 24, 1861; The New York Herald The news from Washington this morning is highly important. The official order for the evacuation of Fort Sumter was issued on Friday, and a special messenger was immediately despatched with it to Major Anderson. The fort is to be evacuated on the arrival in Charleston harbor of a [...]

March 24, 1861; The New York Herald The Order Issued for the Evacuation of Fort Sumter. WASHINGTON, March 23, 1861. I am permitted to announce to the HERALD tonight, that on yesterday the President issued the order to Major Anderson to put his command in readiness to evacuate Fort Sumter, upon the arrival at that [...]

March 23, 1861; The Charleston Mercury In the year 1858, when rowdyism ruled supreme in New Orleans elections, General (then Major) BEAUREGARD was nominated by the order loving citizens of that place for the Mayoralty. We find in a New Orleans paper of that time the following interesting sketch of his previous career: Major Beauregard, [...]

March 23, 1861; The Illustrated London News Mr. Dowes, of Massachusetts, from the Committee of the House of Representatives to whom was referred the President’s message of Jan. 8, has reported concerning the United States’ navy. It appears that there are now in commission, in various parts of the world, forty-eight vessels; that twenty-eight are [...]

March 23, 1861; The New York Herald In the United States Senate yesterday Mr. Hale offered a resolution that the Senate proceed to an election of Sergeant-at-Arms and Doorkeepers. It was laid over. A resolution directing the payment of extra compensation to clerks of committees was discussed, and rejected. Mr. Douglas’ resolution calling for information [...]

March 23, 1861, Sugar Planter (West Baton Rouge, LA.) This excellent body of citizen soldiery made a fine turn out in Baton Rouge on Monday last for target exercise. In their beautiful uniforms of dark green which they have just adopted, the Rifles looked as their indomitable Captain wished them to look–like true and good [...]

March 22, 1861; The Charleston Mercury OUR CITIZENS will be much gratified by a visit to the east wing of the Citadel Academy, where ammunition and military fireworks generally are fabricated in all their various forms, under the superintendence of that very active and efficient young officer, Capt. C.P. THOMAS, of the Citadel. It is [...]

March 22, 1861; The Charleston Mercury About five o’clock yesterday afternoon, the Citadel Green presented quite an animated appearance. Owing to the announcement having appeared in THE MERCURY, a crowd of not less than three thousand persons had assembled to witness the annual drill of the South Carolina Cadets, before Brig. Gen. BEAUREGARD. the Citadel [...]

March 22, 1861; The New York Herald By a telegraphic despatch in another column, it will be seen that the State Convention of Arkansas has passed a secession ordinance, to be submitted to the vote of the people. Arkansas is likely to go the way of Texas and of all the cotton States. By the [...]

March 22, 1861; The Charleston Mercury A correspondent suggests that the day Fort Sumter is to be evacuated be made a day of public rejoicing in Charleston – a general holiday, with thanksgiving and an illumination. For our part, we doubt the propriety and good taste of any such grand demonstration. The retirement of seventy [...]

March 22, 1861; The New York Herald News from Washington. WASHINGTON, March 21, 1861. The failure to evacuate Fort Sumter yesterday, as anticipated, is attributed in administration circles to technical reasons merely. It is now said the evacuation will take place immediately. A crisis will soon arrive. Mr. Seward has been in favor of the [...]

March 22, 1861; The Charleston Mercury The arrival of a special messenger to Major ANDERSON, last evening, produced some comment and curiosity in the city. The gentleman who was the envoy of the Administration in Washington, is Mr. G.V. FOX, of Massachusetts, formerly of the United States Navy. He was accompanied to Fort Sumter by [...]