New York Herald April 19, 1861 This crack corps leaves today in all its strength for Washington. It has long been the pride of the city; its superior drill and discipline placed it at the head of our militia regiments. As the Guards, the Queen’s Household troops, in England, were the first to proceed to [...]
New York Herald April 19, 1861 Virginia has seceded. She has taken this dreadful leap in the dark, and terrible to her, we fear, will be the consequences. A revolutionary army, under Governor Wise, is supposed to be moving upon Washington; the federal forts and other property in North Carolina, it is reported, have been [...]
New York Herald April 19, 1861 The steamer Baltic arrived off Sandy Hook at twelve M. yesterday, and was boarded off Quarantine by our special reporter. The Bavaria, from Hamburg, preceded the Baltic by a few moments, and this steamer, as well as all the craft in the bay and the houses along the shore, [...]
Richmond Enquirer April 18, 1861 CHARLES CITY COUNTY, APRIL 16, 1861. To the People of New Kent, Charles City, James City, York, Warwick, Elizabeth City and the City of Williamsburg: I published, during the month of October last, in the Richmond Whig, a card, indicating that I would be a candidate, at the ensuing election, [...]
Richmond Enquirer April 18, 1861 WASHINGTON, April 17.—It is reported, but as yet unconfirmed, that the Government has called out 150,000 additional troops. It is also stated that the corps of Engineers have selected positions for the erection of batteries in and around Washington for the protection of the city. Col. Chas. Lee, and Adjutant-General [...]
Charleston Mercury April 18, 1861 (From Our Own Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, April 17.—The National Intelligencer of this morning throws off the mask, and comes out boldly in favor of coercion. The streets are lined with the military—regulars and volunteers—and squads are seen everywhere anxiously discussing the probable action of Virginia. It is the impression here that [...]
Charleston Mercury April 18, 1861 MONTGOMERY, April 17.—The Proclamation of LINCOLN having at last been received here in a form sufficiently authentic to leave no doubt of its being genuine, President DAVIS has in turn issued today the following highly important and spirited Proclamation. PROCLAMATION. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA. WHEREAS, [...]
Charleston Mercury April 18, 1861 The News conveyed to our despatches this morning is important. While the LINCOLN Administration is rapidly concentrating the hungry hordes with which it proposes to subjugate the South, and draining the pockets of the anxious stock-jobbers who have staked their all in the success of the mad scheme of coercion, [...]
Charleston Mercury April 18, 1861 Yesterday morning Mr. RUSSELL, the correspondent of the London Times, now in this city, visited Fort Sumter. He was accompanied by Colonel MILES, Colonel CHESNUT, Colonel MANNING and Colonel WHITING, Aids to General BEAUREGARD, and Colonel LUCAS, Aid to Governor PICKENS. Mr. FONTAINE, of the New York Herald, and others, [...]
Charleston Mercury April 18, 1861 MONTGOMERY, April 15. The excitement in this city since the first gun was fired at Fort Sumter, has been great, and every facility for obtaining news is grasped at eagerly. The bulletin boards at the newspaper offices are besieged at all hours of the day, and every despatch that leaves [...]
Charleston Mercury April 18, 1861 A FULL ACCOUNT of the Battle of Fort Sumter, with all the stirring incidents of the bombardment and subsequent surrender, has been compiled in a complete form, chiefly from the very full and interesting details published in the journals of this city, and will be issued from the press of [...]
Albany Patriot (Georgia) April 18, 1861 The Holly Spring Herald learns that the county of Chickasaw, Miss., has ten companies of volunteer soldiers ready to be mustered into the service of the State. It adds that, in addition to these: “The county has a regularly officered and drilled company of young ladies, who have pledged [...]
New York Herald April 18, 1861 WASHINGTON, April 17, 1861. The administration is considerably alarmed today lest an attempt be made by the secessionists in Virginia to seize the government vessels now at Norfolk. Intimations of such a purpose on their part were received here this morning. There are now six vessels of war at [...]
New York Herald April 18, 1861 Great preparations are being made to defend Washington against the anticipated attack of a Confederate army. Among these is the enrolment of a regiment of Zouaves from the Fire Department of this city, and Colonel Ellsworth, of the Chicago Zouaves, has arrived here for the purpose. Without any disparagement [...]
New York Herald April 18, 1861 Yesterday morning a preliminary meeting of the merchants of our city and of the members of the Stock Exchange was held at the Chamber of Commerce, for the purpose of making arrangements for a grand mass meeting of our citizens in support of the war policy of the administration. [...]
New York Herald April 18, 1861 President Davis, of the Confederate States, has issued a proclamation inviting privateers to take service with the revolutionists. The document is given in another column. It is reported that several vessels are now fitting out at New Orleans for privateers. There is a report from Texas that all the [...]
April 13, 1861; The New York Herald Intense excitement prevailed throughout the city last evening on the receipt of the news that an engagement had taken place at Charleston. In accordance with their usual astuteness, the evening papers had published telegraphic despatches of a quiet state of things at what may now be termed the [...]
April 13, 1861; The New York Herald WASHINGTON, April 12, 1861. Up to three o’clock P.M. the government has no reliable news from Charleston. The telegraph is working for business purposes. The writer received a despatch from Charleston this morning, from a reliable source, saying, “No signs of the supply ships yet.” The President has [...]
April 13, 1861; The Charleston Mercury GEN. BEAUREGARD, we learn, has attached to his staff Hon. ROGER A. PRYOR, of Virginia, and Hon. WM. PORCHER MILES, volunteering their services; and these gentlemen, in addition to Hon. LOUIS T. WIGFALL, Hon. JAMES CHESNUT and Hon. JOHN L. MANNING, with the regular army staff appointments, were all [...]
April 13, 1861; The Charleston Mercury Two companies of volunteers passed THE MERCURY office at three o’clock yesterday, with their banners flying, and tendered us a salute, for which we return our compliments. Two members of the Palmetto Guard paid fifty dollars cash for a boat to carry them to Morris Island, to join their [...]
April 13, 1861; The New York Herald Civil war has begun! General Beauregard, in accordance with instructions received on Wednesday, from the Secretary of War of the Southern confederacy, opened fire upon Fort Sumter yesterday morning, at twenty seven minutes after four o’clock. Forts Johnson and Moultrie, the iron battery at Cummings’ Point, and the [...]
April 13, 1861; The Charleston Mercury Splendid Pyrotechnic Exhibition. Fort Moultrie Impregnable. The Floating Battery And Stevens’ Battery a Success. ‘Nobody Hurt’ on Our Side, ETC., ETC., ETC. As may have been anticipated from our notice of the military movements in our city yesterday, the bombardment of Fort Sumter, so long and anxiously expected, has [...]
April 13, 1861; The New York Herald An extraordinary session of the Confederate States Congress has been called for the 29th inst. Pennsylvania is preparing for war. A bill was reported to the Legislature of that State yesterday appropriating half a million dollars for arming and equipping the militia, and subsequently passed in both houses, [...]
April 13, 1861; The Charleston Mercury We stated yesterday that on Thursday, at three o’clock, p.m. General BEAUREGARD had made a demand upon Major ANDERSON for the evacuation of Fort Sumter through his Aids, Colonel CHESNUT, Captain LEE, and Colonel CHISHOLM, and that Major ANDERSON had regretfully declined, under the circumstances of his position. It [...]
April 12, 1861; The New York Herald WASHINGTON, April 11, 1861. The capital was again full of all the pomp and circumstances of war today. The tramp of infantry and the clatter of cavalry and artillery was heard in every direction. Nearly a thousand men are now enrolled into the United States service from the [...]