The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-06-09
Secesh Almanac--Who Began the War

A friend in the South has had the
Kindness to send us secesh almanac for
1862, printed In Nashville, at the South
ern Methodist Book Concern, Rev. T. O..
Summers, d. d., editor. The second page
contains q wishy-washy secesh song, en-
titled the "Stars and Bars" We quote
the opening verse:
'Tis sixty-two !-and sixty-one,
With the old Union, now is gone,
Reeking with bloody wars
Gone with that ensign. once so priced,
The stars and stripes, now so despised,
Struck for the stars and bars
In table of remarkable events which
transpired in connection with the organ
ization of the Southern Confederacy,"
this almanac has the following:
Dec. 20, 1860-Sudden evacuation of
of Fort Moultrie by Major Anderson,
United States Army He spikes the
guns, burns the gun carriages, and re-
treats to Fort Sumter, which he occupies.
Dec. 27-Capture of Fort Moultrie and
Castle Pinckney by the South Carolina
troops. Captain Costa surrenders the
revenue cutter Aiken.
Jan. 3, 1S62--Capture of Fort Pulaski
By the savannah troops.
Jan. 3-The arsenal at Mount Vernon,
Alabama, with 100000 stand of arms,
seized by the Alabama troops.
Jan. fort Morgan, in Mobile Bay,
taken by the Alabama troops.
Jan. 9-The steamship Star of the
West fired into and driven off by the
South Carolina batteries on Morris Island.
Failure of the attempt to reinforce Fort
Sumter
Jan. 9 Mississippi seeded vote of the
Convention, "a to 49,
Jan 10-Forts Jackson, St Philip and
Pike, near New Orleans, captured by the
Louisiana troops.
Jan. 1l-Alabama seeded; vote Of
Convention, 62 to 20.
Jan. 11-Florida seeded vote of Con
vention, 62 to 90.
Jan 14-Capture of Pensacola Navy
Yard, and Forts Barancas and McRae.-
Major Chase shortly afterwards takes
command, and the siege of Fort Piekens
commences.
Jan. l8-Surrender of Baton Rogue
arsenal to the Louisiana troops.
Jan. 19-Georgia seeded; vote oI
Convention, 2O3 to 81.
Jan. 26-@Louisiana seeded; vote o.
Convention, 113 to I9
Jan. 31-NeW Orleans Mint and Gus
cm-house taken.
Feb. Texas seeded, vote of Con
vention, I66 to S-submitted to the vote
of the people February %; the act took
effect March 2
Feb. 2-Seizuro Of Little Rock Arsenal
By Arkansas troops.
Feb. 5-Surrender of the revenue
cutter Cass to the Alabama authorities.
Feb. Southern Congress met a
Montgomery, Alabama.
Feb.8-Provisional Constitution adopt
ed.
Feb. 9-Jefferson Da7is, Of Miss, ant
Alex FL. Stephens, of Georgia, elected
President and Vice President
| Feb. 16-Gencral Twiggs transferred
public property in Texas to the State
authorities. Col Waite, U. S. A., sur
renders Antonio to Col. Ben. McCulloct
and his Texan Rangers.
Feb. 18-Inauguratioa' Of Presiden
Davis at Montgomery, Ala.
Feb. 27-Peace Congress adjourned a
Washington, having accomplished moth
ing.
March 2-The revenue cutter Dodge
seized by the Texas authorities.
Now observe: eUeTy one Of these act
of treason and qcdr occurred under Jane
Buchanan administration, and before
Mr. Lincoln went to Washington; ye
fools and traitors say, MIR. Lincoln began
the war!
But we quote another batch of facts, a:
found in this secesh almanac, beginning
with the day after Mr.. Lincoln's admin
istration.
March 5-Gen. Beauregard assumo;
command of the troops besieging Fort
Sumter.
March 12-Fort Brown, Texas, sur
rendered by Capt. Brown to the Texas
! Commissioners.
March 13-Alabaria ratified tie Con
stitution of the Confederate States; vote
of Convention, 81 to 6.
March 16-Georgia ratified the Con
stitution of the Confederate States; vote
of Convention, SO to 5.
March 2l-Louisiana ratified the Con
stitution of the Confederate States; vote
of Convention, 101 to 7.
March 25-Texas ratified the Consti
tuition of the Confederate States; vote oi
Convention, 6S to 2.
March 30-Mississippi ratified the
Constitution of the Confederate States
vote of Convention, 7S to T.
April 3-South Carolina ratified the
Constitution Of the Confederate States
vote of Convention, 149 to 20.
April 12-l3-Battle of Fort Sumter
After thirty-fours' bombardment the Fort
surrendered to the Confederate States
April 14-Evacuation of Fort Sumter
by Major Anderson.