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Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 12: (search)
C., April 12, 1861, 3:20 A. M. sir: By authority of Brigadier-General Beauregard, commanding the provisional forces of the Confederate States, we have the honor to notify you that he will open the fire of his batteries on Fort Sumter in one hour from this time. We have the honor to be, very respectfully, Your obedient servants, (Signed) James Chesnut, Jr., Aide-de-camp. (Signed) Stephen D. Lee, Captain S. C. Army, and Aide-de-camp. Major Robert Anderson, United States Army, commanding Fort Sumter. It is essential to a right understanding of the last two letters to give more than a superficial attention to that of Major Anderson, bearing in mind certain important facts not referred to in the correspondence. Major Anderson had been requested to state the time at which he would evacuate the fort, if unmolested, agreeing in the meantime not to use his guns against the city and the troops defending it unless Fort Sumter should be first attacked by them. On these conditions G
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Appendix I (search)
. Your position in this harbor has been tolerated by the authorities of the State. And, while the act of which you complain is in perfect consistency with the rights and duties of the State, it is not perceived how far the conduct which you propose to adopt can find a parallel in the history of any country, or be reconciled with any other purpose of your Government than that of imposing upon this State the condition of a conquered province. F. W. Pickens. To Major Robert Anderson, commanding Fort Sumter. Major Anderson to the Governor Headquarters, Fort Sumter, South Carolina, January 9, 1861. To his Excellency F. W. Pickens, Governor of the State of South Carolina. sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of to-day, and to say that, under the circumstances, I have deemed it proper to refer the whole matter to my Government; and that I intend deferring the course indicated in my note of this morning until the arrival from Washington of the inst