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Showing posts with label Charleston Harbor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Charleston Harbor. Show all posts
Thursday, June 11, 2026

Diary of Horatio Nelson Taft, Thursday, January 10, 1861

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The weather is a little colder tonight, just freezing. Exciting news from Charleston. The Steamer “Star of the West” with troops to reinforc...
Saturday, April 11, 2026

Diary of Henry Greville, Thursday, January 9, 1862

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Last night, John Bidwell, who dined with me, brought the news of the surrender of Mason and Slidell, which had reached the Foreign Office at...

Diary of Henry Greville, Saturday, January 11, 1862

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Great indignation is expressed by the whole French press at the destruction of the harbour of Charleston. Yesterday, on calling at Queen...
Monday, September 2, 2024

Diary of Henry Greville: Wednesday, February 20, 1861

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London.—I came here yesterday for the levee to-day. I found a letter from Naples from Lady Holland written before the fall of Gaeta, giving ...
Thursday, January 14, 2021

Gustavus V. Fox to Flag Officer Samuel F. Dupont, June 3, 1862

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Private Navy Department             June 3d 1862  My Dear Flag Officer I have yours of the 25th May. I noticed in the papers the approach i...
Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Governor Francis W. Pickens to Jefferson Davis, February 27, 1861

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Charleston, S.C., February 27, 1861. The PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES,  &c., Montgomery, Ala : DEAR SIR...

Leroy P. Walker to Governor Francis W. Pickens, March 1, 1861

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WAR DEPARTMENT, C. S. A.,       Montgomery, March 1, 1861. GOV. F. W. PICKENS, Charleston, S. C.: Your letter to President received. This...

Leroy P. Walker to Governor Francis W. Pickens, March 1, 1861

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WAR DEPARTMENT, C. S. A.,      Montgomery, March 1, 1861. His Excellency F. W. PICKENS, Governor, &c.: SIR: Your letter of the 27th u...
Monday, April 22, 2019

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: November 8, 1863

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At this late day the Secretary of War is informed by Col. Gorgas that, in consequence of the enemy's possessing the coal mines in Tenne...
Saturday, August 18, 2018

Statement of Messrs. Miles And Keitt, of what Transpired Between the President and the South Carolina Delegation, between January 1 & 14, 1861

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In compliance with the request of the Convention, we beg leave to make the following statement: On Saturday, the 8th of December, several...
Saturday, August 11, 2018

Commissioners of the State of South Carolina to James Buchanan, January 1, 1861

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Washington, D. C, January 1st, 1861. Sir: We have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 30th December , in reply...
Sunday, August 5, 2018

James Buchanan to the Commissioners of the State of South Carolina, December 30, 1860

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Washington City , 30th December, 1860. Gentlemen: I have the honor to receive your communication of 28th inst., together with a copy of...
Friday, July 27, 2018

Memorandum of Verbal Instructions to Major Anderson, First Artillery, Commanding Fort Moultrie, South Carolina, December 11, 1860

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FORT MOULTRIE, S.C., December 11 , 1860 . Memorandum of verbal instructions to Major Anderson, First Artillery, commanding at Fort Mou...
Monday, July 23, 2018

Commissioners of the State of South Carolina to James Buchanan, December 9, 1860

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To His Excellency James Buchanan, President of the United States: In compliance with our statement to you yesterday, we now express to...

Result Of Gustavus V. Fox's Plan For Reinforcing Fort Sumpter; In His Own Writing

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My plan for reinforcing Fort Sumpter was this— From the outer edge of the bar to Sumpter through the swash channel it is four miles in a...
Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Commissioners of the State of South Carolina to James Buchanan, December 28, 1860

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Washington , 28th December, 1860. Sir: We have the honor to transmit to you a copy of the full powers from the Convention of the People...
Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Gustavus V. Fox to Virginia Woodbury Fox, April 6, 1861

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Steam Ship Bath Ap. 6th '61 My dearest V. We have come to anchor just inside of Sandy Hook, being too late for the evening tide...