General Winfield Scott writes a shocking letter recommending the abandonment of not only Fort Sumter but Fort Pickens as well.
Category: South Carolina
Separate Nationality is a Fixed Fact
President Lincoln sends agents to Charleston to see if any Unionist sentiment can be found there. He soon learns there cannot.
Fort Sumter: Evacuation or Reinforcement
President Lincoln gets advice on what to do about Fort Sumter and decides to send someone there to assess the garrison’s condition.
Hostilities Imminent and Inevitable
Many of Abraham Lincoln’s advisors recommend abandoning Fort Sumter, but Lincoln considers a different course of action.
No Alternative But a Surrender
Abraham Lincoln begins his first full day as president by receiving an ominous message from Robert Anderson at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor.
Fort Sumter Should be in Our Possession
South Carolinians want to seize Fort Sumter, but they need the new Confederate government to back them up.