Confederates open fire on the Federal garrison at Fort Sumter, touching off the most horrific conflict in American history.
Tag: Gustavus V. Fox
The war policy prevails
The South Carolinians receive word that President Lincoln will attempt to resupply Fort Sumter, and President Jefferson Davis makes a fateful decision.
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.
Federals Regroup on Morris Island
July 31, 1863 – President Abraham Lincoln approved reinforcing the Department of the South to bolster the Federals on Morris Island who were trying to