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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book II:—secession. (search)
t of Fort Pickens, with troops, supplies, and ammunition; but Mr. Buchanan, yielding to the representations of the seceders, had not allowed that vessel to land her cargo at the fort. By order of Mr. Lincoln, this landing was effected on the 12th of April. The fate of the small garrison which defended the Federal flag floating on Fort Sumter had become a subject of engrossing anxiety both in the North and in the South; the whole political question which divided the two parties was here at sanged the destination of the principal sloop—the Powhatan, which carried the launches for landing—and sent her to Fort Pickens, the condition of which also caused serious uneasiness. A storm dispersed the rest of the fleet, and when, on the 12th of April, the Baltic, tossed by a very stormy sea, which did not permit communication with the land, appeared before Charleston, only two vessels were present at the rendezvous. In the mean time, the Confederates had determined to commence hostilit
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book V:—the first winter. (search)
lorado and Missouri, and their communications with Texas became very difficult. Finally, Canby, taking advantage of the respite granted him, was preparing to harass their rear. In less than a fortnight after his entrance into Santa Fe, Sibley found himself under the necessity of evacuating that city to concentrate his forces at Albuquerque, where his depots were already menaced. He had scarcely reached that post when he realized the impossibility of remaining in New Mexico, and on the 12th of April he retraced his steps towards Texas. He soon found himself in the presence of Canby, who was waiting for him with a superior force on the left bank of the Rio Grande. But he dreaded to bring on a fight the issue of which might prove fatal to his troops, already reduced and fatigued; and in order to avoid it, he concentrated his troops upon the right bank; then, abandoning all his wagons, and loading his provisions upon the mules which had been used in drawing them, he struck out for t