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Sumterville (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
Chapter 8: the bombardment of Sumter
On March 3d, President Davis appointed General Beauregard to the command of all the Confederate forces in and around Charleston.
On arriving there, General Beauregard, after examining the fortifications, proceeded to erect formidable batteries of cannon and mortars bearing on the fort.
On April 7th, Lieutenant Talbot, an agent of the Federal Government, conveyed a message to Governor Pickens from President Lincoln, announcing that an attempt would be made to supply Fort Sumter with provisions only, and that if the attempt be not resisted no effort to throw in men, arms, or ammunition would be made without further notice, or in case of an attack upon the fort.
The relief squadron, as with unconscious irony it was termed, was already under way for Charleston, consisting, according to their own statement, of eight vessels carrying twenty-six guns, and about fourteen hundred men, including the troops sent for reinforcement of the ga
Arkansas (Arkansas, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
Baltimore, Md. (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
Tennessee (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
Fortress Monroe (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
Federal Hill (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
Maryland (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
Cumming's Point (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
North Carolina (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
Fort Johnston (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 8