OTD 165 YEARS AGO: General Winfield Scott writes a shocking letter to President Abraham Lincoln recommending the abandonment of not only Fort Sumter but Fort Pickens as well.
Tag: P.G.T. Beauregard
No Alternative But a Surrender
OTD 165 YEARS AGO: Abraham Lincoln begins his first full day as president by receiving an ominous message from Robert Anderson at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor.
Everything is Dark
President Jefferson Davis remains defiant despite defeat and meets with his cabinet and generals to discuss continuing the war.
Fresh Defiance and Unconquerable Hearts
President Jefferson Davis and the Confederate government-in-exile leaves Danville, Virginia, for Greensboro, North Carolina, upon learning of Robert E. Lee’s surrender. Davis seeks to meet with Joseph E. Johnston and urge the last major Confederate army to continue the fight.
The South Carolina Campaign Ends
William T. Sherman’s Federals continue their devastating northward march and approach the North Carolina state line by month’s end.
The Fall of Charleston
City officials surrender Charleston, South Carolina, to Federal forces this morning. The city’s devastation symbolizes the Confederacy’s struggle.