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Varina Davis, Jefferson Davis: Ex-President of the Confederate States of America, A Memoir by his Wife, Volume 2, Chapter 6: peace propositions. (search)
lculated to inspire hope of the success of their mission, the Secretary of State and the President of the United States had already determined to hold no intercourse with them whatever, to refuse even to listen to any proposals they had to make; and had profited by the delay created by their own assurances, in order to prepare secretly the means for effective hostile operations. About this time a letter was written by Major Anderson as noble as it was unselfish. Fort Sumter, S. C., April 8, 1861. To Colonel L. Thomas, Adjutant-General, United States Army. Colonel: I have the honor to report that the resumption of work yesterday (Sunday) at various points on Morris Island, and the vigorous prosecution of it this morning, apparently strengthening all the batteries which are under the fire of our guns, shows that they either have just received some news from Washington which has put them on the qui vive, or that they have received orders from Montgomery to commence operations he
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1., Chapter 12: the inauguration of President Lincoln, and the Ideas and policy of the Government. (search)
of the Administration, as measured and interpreted in connection with these promises, is the proximate cause of the great calamity. I have a profound conviction that the telegrams of the 8th of April, of General Beauregard, and of the 10th of April, of General Walker, the Secretary of War, can be referred to nothing else than their belief that there has been systematic duplicity practiced on them, through me. The following are the telegraphic dispatches alluded to:-- Charleston, April 8, 1861. To L. P. Walker, Secretary of War:-- An authorized message from President Lincoln just informed Governor Pickens and myself that provisions will be sent to Fort Sumter peaceably, or otherwise by force. G. T. Beauregard. Montgomery, April 10, 1861. General G. T. Beauregard:-- If you have no doubt as to the authorized character of the agent who communicated to you the instructions of the Washington Government to supply Fort Sumter by force, you will at once demand its evacuat
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 154 (search)
from the United States and then remaining in the forts and arsenals. It was further provided that the Governor be authorized to transfer to the Government of the Confederate States such arms, munitions of war, armed vessels or steamers belonging to said State, as in his judgment might be expedient, and upon such terms as should be agreed upon. The Government of the Confederate States was to become accountable for all such arms and munitions of war as should be transferred. On the 8th of April, 1861, an ordinance was adopted by South Carolina, which, in terms of similar import to that of the State of Georgia, transferred to the Government of the Confederate States all the forts, arsenals, custom houses, navy yards, and other public sites in her limits. Though not on file in the War Office, my recollection is that the arms and munitions of war were in like manner transferred. On the 20th of March, 1861, the State of Texas, by an ordinance of her convention, in like manner assig
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 1, Chapter 7: Missouri. April and May, 1861. (search)
ates, and conventions were deliberating in Kentucky and Missouri. On the night of Saturday, April 6th, I received the following dispatch: Washington, April 6, 1861. Major W. T. Sherman: Will you accept the chief clerkship of the War Department? We will make you assistant Secretary of War when Congress meets. M. Blair, Postmaster-General. To which I replied by telegraph, Monday morning, I cannot accept; and by mail as follows: office St. Louis railroad Company, Monday, April 8, 1861. Hon. M. Blair, Washington, D. C.: I received, about nine o'clock Saturday night, your telegraph dispatch, which I have this moment answered, I cannot accept. I have quite a large family, and when I resigned my place in Louisiana, on account of secession, I had no time to lose; and, therefore, after my hasty visit to Washington, where I saw no chance of employment, I came to St. Louis, have accepted a place in this company, have rented a house, and incurred other obligations, s
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 170 (search)
ignettes in green, and bear an interest of one-cent per diem on the hundred dollars. We annex the inscription of the $500 note: A 500 Twelve months after date the Confederate States of America Will pay the bearer five hundred dollars, With interest at five cents per day. Montgomery, April 8, 1861. Alex. B. Clitherall, April 8, 1861. E. C. Flmore, Treasurer. (Lower margin.) Receivable in payment of all Dues except Export Duties. --N. Y. Evening Post, April 16. ignettes in green, and bear an interest of one-cent per diem on the hundred dollars. We annex the inscription of the $500 note: A 500 Twelve months after date the Confederate States of America Will pay the bearer five hundred dollars, With interest at five cents per day. Montgomery, April 8, 1861. Alex. B. Clitherall, April 8, 1861. E. C. Flmore, Treasurer. (Lower margin.) Receivable in payment of all Dues except Export Duties. --N. Y. Evening Post, April 16.
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 11: (search)
ee! This assurance, too, was given at the very moment when a messenger from his own department was on the way to Charleston to notify the governor of South Carolina that faith would not be kept in the matter. It is scarcely necessary to say that the commissioners had, with good reason, ceased to place any confidence in the promises of the United States government, before they ceased to be made. On April 8th they sent the following dispatch to General Beauregard: Washington, April 8, 1861. General G. T. Beauregard: Accounts uncertain, because of the constant vacillation of this Government. We were reassured yesterday that the status of Sumter would not be changed without previous notice to Governor Pickens, but we have no faith in them. The war policy prevails in the Cabinet at this time. M. J. Crawford. On the same day the announcement made to Governor Pickens through Chew was made known. The commissioners immediately applied for a definitive answer to their
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 12: (search)
rratives of that period and well-nigh lost sight of, although it does the highest honor to his patriotism and integrity. It was written on the same day on which the announcement was made to Governor Pickens of the purpose of the United States government to send supplies to the fort, and is worthy of reproduction here: See The Record of Port Sumter, p. 37. letter of Major Anderson, United States army, protesting against Fox's plan for relieving Fort Sumter. Fort Sumter, S. C., April 8, 1861. To Colonel L. Thomas, Adjutant-General United States Army. Colonel: I have the honor to report that the resumption of work yesterday (Sunday) at various points on Morris Island, and the vigorous prosecution of it this morning, apparently strengthening all the batteries which are under the fire of our guns, shows that they either have just received some news from Washington which has put them on the qui vive, or that they have received orders from Montgomery to commence operations her
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Appendix L (search)
ect to the Executive, yet, so strong has been his desire to practice entire directness, and to act in a spirit of perfect respect and candor toward Messrs. Forsyth and Crawford, and that portion of the people of the Union in whose name they present themselves before him, that he has cheerfully submitted this paper to the President, who coincides generally in the views it expresses, and sanctions the Secretary's decision declining official intercourse with Messrs. Forsyth and Crawford. April 8, 1861. The foregoing memorandum was filed in this department on the 15th of March last. A delivery of the same to Messrs. Forsyth and Crawford was delayed, as was understood, with their consent. They have now, through their secretary, communicated their desire for a definite disposition of the subject. The Secretary of State therefore directs that a duly verified copy of the paper be now delivered. the commissioners in reply to Seward Washington, April 9, 1861. Hon. William H. Sewar
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), South Carolina, (search)
n Harbor, occupied by State troops......Jan. 2, 1861 Star of the West, with a small force of troops and supplies for Fort Sumter, being fired upon by batteries on Morris Island and Fort Moultrie, retires......Jan. 9, 1861 Charles G. Memminger appointed Confederate Secretary of the Treasury......Feb. 21, 1861 State convention called by the legislature, Dec. 17, 1860, revises the State constitution, which goes into effect without being submitted to the people for ratification......April 8, 1861 Governor Pickens's demand for the surrender of Fort Sumter being refused by Major Anderson, Jan. 11, and also by the Secretary of War, Feb. 6, the Civil War is opened by a shell fired from the howitzer battery on James Island at 4.30 A. M. Friday.......April 12, 1861 Fort Sumter evacuated by Major Anderson......April 14, 1861 United States steam-frigate Niagara begins the blockade of Charleston Harbor, May 11; captures the English ship General Parkhill......May 13, 1861 Gover
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 3: (search)
osely delayed some of the trains that took him back to Washington. Major Anderson's letter to Colonel L. Thomas, AdjutantGen-eral United States Army, dated April 8th, 1861, and the telegrams from Messrs. Crawford, Roman, and Forsyth, from Washington, establish the fact that the object of the Federal government in delaying its fig is an extract from Major Anderson's letter. It explains itself, and clears him from all participation in that act of duplicity: Fort Sumter, S. C., April 8th, 1861. To Colonel L. Thomas, etc.: Colonel,—* * * * * * * I had the honor to receive by yesterday's mail the letter of the Honorable Secretary of War, dated Apr the delivery of Mr. Lincoln's message by Mr. Chew, General Beauregard sent the following despatch to the Secretary of War, at Montgomery: Charleston, April 8th, 1861. To L. P. Walker: Dear Sir,--An authorized messenger from Mr. Lincoln has just informed Governor Pickens and myself that provisions will be sent to Fort S
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