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Frontier Guards in the East Room

Posted on April 18, 2011 by admin

A day after the Virginia convention passed a secession ordinance there were still lots of rumors about a Confederate attack on Washington, D.C. From The New-York Times April 19, 1861: WASHINGTON, Thursday, April 18. … REPORTED ATTACK ON WASHINGTON. There … Continue reading →

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Dyed-in-the-Wool

Posted on April 16, 2011 by admin

A sampling of reaction to the surrender of Fort Sumter and President Lincoln’s call for 75,000 troops to put down the insurrection as reported in the April 17, 1861 edition of The New-York Times: A. General Wool Is Steadfast NEW-YORK. … Continue reading →

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Some Toughness in DC

Posted on April 15, 2011 by admin

The Surrender of Fort Sumter The Civil War Daily Gazette has a great piece on the April 14, 1861 surrender of Fort Sumter. My post on April 13th reproduced a New-York Times article that said that Fort Sumter had been … Continue reading →

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“Thank Heaven we have a Government.”

Posted on April 14, 2011 by admin

New York City: a Bulletin Board Reader “Read Himself Hoarse” From The New-York Times April 13, 1861 (The New York Times Archive): THE NEWS IN NEW-YORK. Yesterday was a day of excitements. Rumors apparently well grounded concerning the progress of … Continue reading →

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Seven Stars Over Sumter

Posted on April 13, 2011 by admin

From The New-York Times April 15, 1861 (The New York Times Archive): FORT SUMPTER EVACUATED.; FORT SUMPTER HAS SURRENDERED. CHARLESTON, via AUGUSTA, Saturday, April 13. The Confederate flag floats over its walls. None of the garrison or Confederate troops are … Continue reading →

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Rattlesnake Strikes

Posted on April 12, 2011 by admin

From The New-York Times April 13, 1861 (The New York Times Archive): THE WAR COMMENCED.The First Gun Fired by Fort Moultrie Against Fort Sumpter.; THE BOMBARDMENT CONTINUED ALL DAY. Spirited Return from Major Anderson’s Guns. The Firing from Fort Sumpter … Continue reading →

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Attack on the Capital?

Posted on April 11, 2011 by admin

For the past couple weeks Civil War Daily Gazette has done a great job focusing on the crisis over Fort Sumter. As can be seen the Lincoln administration has been working out its plan of action regarding the fort while … Continue reading →

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Prepping for War – South and North

Posted on April 9, 2011 by admin

From The New-York Times April 10, 1861 (The New York Times Archive): IMPORTANT FROM MONTGOMERY. MONTGOMERY Tuesday, April 9. JEFF. DAVIS made a requisition to-day on the Governor of Alabama for 3,000 troops. The Mississippi Brigade, 1,800 strong, arrived at … Continue reading →

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Not for the Cherry Blossoms*

Posted on April 8, 2011 by admin

But Three Virginians Still Headed to DC On April 8, 1861 the Virginia secession convention debated and passed William B. Preston’s resolution to send three commissioners to interview President Lincoln and ascertain his policy toward the seceded states and the … Continue reading →

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Cannonballs and Arkansas

Posted on April 7, 2011 by admin

60 Tons of “Coercion” vs. “No Submission” From The New-York Times April 9, 1861: CANNON BALLS SHIPPED TO NEW-YORK. BOSTON, Monday, April 8. Six car loads of twenty-four pound cannon balls, weighing 60 tons, left the United States Arsenal, at … Continue reading →

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