The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-04-15
From the Chicago Post, April I4th.
Raising the Flag .on Fort Sumter--A
Great Anniversary

On Saturday, the 18th of April, 1861, the
little garrison on Fort Sumter, under com
mand of Major Robert Anderson, U. S. A :.
surrendered to the rebels under Beauregard
and on Sunday morning, the 18th of the
same month, the fort was formally evacua-
ted. The following is the official report OF
the event made by Major Anderson to the
war department
STEAMSHIP BALTIC, OFF SANDY HOOK
APRIL Is, 1855, 1890 A. NJ via New York. {
Having defended Fort Sumter for thirty-four
hours, until the quarters were entirely burnt, the
main gates destroyed by fire, the gorge walls Sc
|riously injured, the magazine Surrounded by
flames, and its door closed from the effect OF
Iheat; four barrels and three cartridges of pow
der only being available, and no provisions re
naming but pork, / accepted terms of evacua.
ftion offered by General Beauregard-beinglt 1.-THE
same offered by him on the 18th instant prior to
THE commencement of hostilities-and marched
out of the fort Sunday afternoon the l4th
instant, with colors flying and drums beating,
bringing away company and private property, and
|saluting my flag with fifty guns
ROBERT ANDERSON
Major First Artillery, Commanding,
Hon. SIMON CAMEroN
Secretary of War, Washington.
The following is list of the off GERS of
the garrison;
RECT. OR WHERE
NAME. RANK. CORPS. BORN
pr Anderson. Major. -. LIST Art. Ky.
Is W Crawford Asst Surg. M. Staff. Pa.
Ia Doubleday. Captain. list Art.....N. Y.
Theo Talbot list Lieut.. LIST Art. I'D. c.
Jeff Davis. a" 90 lind
~ Hall. $500. I'd Z" 80" NY
p Foster. Captain -. Engineers. N H.
10 W Snyder. list Lieut.. my,
III X Meade. I'd =" w q" va
Officers, 10; Band Is: Artillerists, 90 Total so
Major Anderson is now Maj. Gen. Ander-
son Surgeon Crawford is Maj. Gen. Craw-
ford, IN command of one of the corps under
Gen. Grant Capt. A. Doubleday is Gen.
doubleday, president of the court martial
now sitting in Philadelphia Captain T.
Seymour is now Gen. Seymour; First Lieut..
u ell. Z. Davis is now Gen. JEFF, c. Davis ::
Captain j. G. Foster is now Maj Gen. Eos
ter; Second Lieutenant j. n. Hall 10 now
first lieutenant. We believe all these officers
sare living.
The same flag which on the 18th of April,
1861, was struck to the forces of treason, will
20 day be raised over the ruined battlements
lot Fort Sumter by the same officer who then
surrendered the fort. This performance
should have taken place yesterday, instead
'of to-day, as the surrender occurred ON the
Io'n ana not the 1ftn D! April. The blum
der is supposed to have occurred through the
neglect of the authorities to consult an al
manac. To-day is also Good Friday, day
held in solemn remembrance by most Chris
tians, and certainly very improper day &c
be selected for popular festlvity when anoth
Ter would answer better. But it is too late to
Irectify the blunder.
The following card has been issued by
the catholic Archbishop Purcell, of Cincin
tati
CARD.-The undersigned directs that the
bells of all the Catholic churches in the city be
rung at signal given from tue Cathedral steeple,
on Saturday in the forenoon, at IL NJ, and at s
p. NJ, as an evidenee.of gratitude to Gud, and
heartfelt sympathy with fellow-ctizens in the
public rejocings ordained by the authorities for
the glorious victories which the Lord of Hosts
has vouchsafed to our arms, and the near ap-
proach of long wished for peace.
Services will be held, as usual, in all the Catho-
c churches on Good Friday, in which devout
prayers will be addressed to Heaven for the pres
dent of the United States and the republic :;
and pastors and people will unite in all the dem
constructions OF patriotic exultation which the oc-
casion calls for, and the sacred solemnties of the
day permit. j. B. PURCELL,
Archbishop of Cincinnati.