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Details of the on the Star of the West by a South Carolina garrison stationed at Fort Moultrie and Morris Island are reported. Included is correspondence between Major Anderson, at Fort Sumpter, and Gov. Pickens regarding the attack. Pickens considers any attempt to reinforce Anderson's troops...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: The Daily Evening Express 1861
Subjects:
National
Charleston
South Carolina
Star of the West
Charleston Courier
Morris Island
Fort Sumpter
Fort Moultrie
Andrew Pickens
Major Robert Anderson
correspondence
civil war
Online Access:http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/pabooknews/id/371
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Summary:Details of the on the Star of the West by a South Carolina garrison stationed at Fort Moultrie and Morris Island are reported. Included is correspondence between Major Anderson, at Fort Sumpter, and Gov. Pickens regarding the attack. Pickens considers any attempt to reinforce Anderson's troops as a hostile action but allows the travel of a dispatcher between Fort Sumpter and Washington.

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