Abraham Lincoln; a history (1890) (14782608183)

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Title: Abraham Lincoln; a history
Year: 1890 (1890s)
Authors: Nicolay, John G. (John George), 1832-1901 Hay, John, 1838-1905
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865
Publisher: New York : The Century Co.
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign



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th and plan. The chartered side-wheel mer-chant steamship Star of the West, running hereto-fore on regular coast service to New Orleans, nowbore two hundred well-instructed recruits from FortColumbus, with arms, ammunition, and subsistencefor three months, to reenforce the garrison. An-derson was diiected with these to fill up his twocompanies, to muster the residue as a detachment,and was promised further reenforcements, if nec-essary. He was warned against false telegrams,and told that measuies would soon be taken toenable him to correspond vrith the Governmentby sea. He was assured of the approbation ofhis conduct by the highest in authority. Fi-nally he was directed to repel and silence withThomas to Ms guus any fiie upon Sumter or upon any ves- Anderson, , i ^ , i - • t • •■ n j. Jan. 5,1861. sels or tow-boats bringing him reenforcements or w.R. Vol. _. O o I., p. 132. supplies. If instructions of this tenor had been given An-derson during the weary time he had waited for
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JEREMIAH S. BLACK. THE STAE OF THE WEST 97 and almost implored them, they would have served chap. vii.a needful purpose. That very afternoon the WarDepartment received a dispatch from him givingnotice that six days previously the insurrectionistshad among other offensive preparations begun the •erection of a battery on Morris Island, which itwas well known would command the main shipchannel, and that they had extinguished all theharbor lights except the one on Sumter itself.Considering the time which had elapsed, there re-mained no reasonable doubt that the vessel wouldencounter a dangerous fire. But coupled with thisintelligence was also the expression of Andersonsconfidence that he and his command were safe:Thank God, we are now where the Government Andersonmay send us additional troops at its leisure. . . tan^Geu-We can command this harbor as long as our Gov- %i, i860.ernment wishes to keep it. As communicating his i, p. 120.gratitude at the improved defensive situation, andas an