Reminiscences of Forts Sumter And Moultrie in 1860-'61
Reminiscences of Forts Sumter And Moultrie in 1860-'61
Doubleday Abner
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CHAPTER IX. THE CRISIS AT HAND. South Carolina's Grievances. --Inauguration of President Lincoln. --Determination to Re-enforce Sumter. --An Audacious Proposal. --The _Shannon_. --New Rebel Batteries Unmasked. --Formal Notice of Bombardment. We saw advertisements now in the Northern papers showing that dramasfounded on our occupation of Fort Sumter, and confinement there, werebeing acted both in Boston and New York. It was quite amusing to see ournames in the play-bills, and to find that pe...rsons were acting our partsand spouting mock heroics on the stage. On the 15th, several Southern senators at Washington wrote to GovernorPickens, recommending that we be allowed fresh provisions, fuel, andother necessaries, at the same time expressing their sympathy with SouthCarolina. After this the governor became more polite and considerate, and allowed our officers to send to purchase oil and groceries inCharleston. Rhett's paper, _The Mercury_, of course, bitterly opposedthis concession.
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