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Showing posts with label Surrender of Ft Sumter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Surrender of Ft Sumter. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Diary of William S. White, April 13, 1861

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FALL OF FORT SUMTER. The ball has opened; crowds of eager citizens may be seen gathered together at the corners of the streets excitedly d...
Thursday, July 8, 2021

Major Charles Wright Wills: April 13, 1865—4 p.m.

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Four miles from Raleigh, April 13, 1865, 4 p. m. The fourth anniversary of the fall of Fort Sumter. How are you, chivalry? Made a nice lit...
Saturday, September 12, 2020

Diary of Caroline Cowles Richards: April 15, 1861

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The storm has broken upon us. The Confederates fired on Fort Sumter, just off the coast of South Carolina, and forced her on April 14 to ha...
Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Diary of Corporal David L. Day: December 2, 1861

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THE TROOPS BRIGADED. The troops encamped around here have been formed into three brigades, and will be commanded by Brigadier Generals...
Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Diary of Captain Luman Harris Tenney: April 14, 1865

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Spent the day reading the papers and writing letters. Wrote to Mr. Porter and Bails' people. The whole north seems jubilant over the gl...
Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Gustavus V. Fox to Montgomery Blair, Thursday, April 18, 1861 – 12:30 a.m.

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You will see that the surrender came from them, not from the Major — a very important point. Major A. felt hurt at what he thought wa...
Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Major Robert Anderson to Simon Cameron, 10:30 a.m., April 18, 1861

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STEAMSHIP BALTIC, OFF SANDY HOOK, April 18 , [ 1861] – 10 . 30 a.m. – via New York. Having defended Fort Sumter for thirty-four hou...
Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Brigadier-General Pierre G. T. Beauregard to Leroy P. Walker, April 16, 1861

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HEADQUARTERS PROVISIONAL ARMY, C. S. A. , Charleston, S.C., April 16 , 1861 . SIR : I have the honor to submit the following summary...