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The General Tendency is to Hostile Measures

January 13, 2021 WalterCoffey

South Carolinians and the Federal garrison in Charleston Harbor settle into an uneasy truce; for how long, nobody knows.

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The Star of the West Under Fire

January 9, 2021 WalterCoffey

The merchant vessel Star of the West arrives at Charleston Harbor to relieve the Federal garrison at Fort Sumter. But the South Carolinians have other ideas.

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President Buchanan Takes a Stand

December 30, 2020 WalterCoffey

South Carolinians complete their seizure of all Federal property in Charleston Harbor except Fort Sumter, while President James Buchanan issues a statement to the South Carolina commissioners and prepares to take action.

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The South Carolina Secession

December 20, 2020 WalterCoffey

Delegates to the Convention of the People of South Carolina unanimously approve an ordinance to secede from the United States and form the Palmetto Republic.

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Lee Takes Coastal Command

November 15, 2016 WalterCoffey

November 15, 1861 – One week after taking command of the Confederate Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and East Florida, General Robert E. Lee met

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Lee Receives a New Assignment

November 5, 2016 WalterCoffey

November 5, 1861 – President Jefferson Davis reassigned General Robert E. Lee to command a new Confederate military department responsible for protecting the coastal regions

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