The Soldiers' journal. (Rendezvous of Distribution, Va.) 1864-1865, 1865-06-21


abjuration and allegiance and sent Commission
ers to the other Slave States, with view to the
formation of a Southern Confederacy.
Jan. q 1S61.-Governor Ellis, of North Carroll
na took possession of Fort Macon, at Beaufort,
the works at Wilmington, and the United States
Arsenal at ayetteville...G Georgia troops in pos
session of Forts Pulaski and Jackson, and the
United States Arsenal at Savannah.
JAM 3.-Florida State ConE e1ition met at Tai
lahassee South Carolina Commissioners wrote
on insulting letter to the President, and went
home.
Jan. 4.-Fast-day, by proclamation of the Pres
ident: it was generally observed in the Free and
the Border Slave States, but disregarded in the
South. Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile
BAY, and the United States Arsenal in Mobile,
seized by order of Governor Moore, of Alabama
South Carolina Convention appointed seven
delegates to "the General Congress of the Sc
ceding States.'
JAM 5.-Steamer Star of the West sailed from
New York with supplies and reinforcements for
Fort Sumter 49,. Governor Hicks, of Maryland,
published strong Union address to the people
South Carolina Convention adjourned, sub
ject to call by the Governor
Jan. Injecting of the Alabama State Cohven-
ton -. Meeting of the Mississippi State Conven-
ton Meeting of the Tennessee Legislature......
Meeting of the Virginia Legislature. Senator
Toombs, of Georgia, made a violent Secession
speech in the Senate.
Jan. S.-Jacob Thompson, Secretary of the
Interior, resigned, after treacherously betraying
the sailing of the Star of the West to reinforce
Sumter.
Jan. s.-star of the West arrivea0ff Charleston,
and was fired upon and driven back to sea by
rebel batteries Mississippi Convention passed
a Secession ordinance, "a to Is.
Jan. 1o-Florida Secession ordinance passed,
81 to Z. 10. ..f4se, sae.f srctH
Jan. .ll.-AlabamaS Secession ordinance passed,
81 to 49, Philip F. Thomas, Secretary of the
Treasury, resigned, and John A. Dix, of New
York, appointed in his place.. United States
Arsenal at Baton Rouge Forts Philip and jack
son, below New Orleans, and Fort Pickens, ON
Lake Pontchartrain, seized by order of the Gov
ernor of Louisiana. Legislature of New York
voted to tender the whole military power of the
State to the President for the support of the Con-
stitution.
Jan. 13-Virginia State Legislature adopted
the bill calling State Conventien...... Commo-
dore Armstrong surrendered the Pensacola Navy
Yard, and Fort Farrancas, to the Florida troops;
Lieutenant Slemmer, in command of Fort Pick
ems, refused to obey Armstrong; order, and
saved that important fortress to the Union.
JAM 14.-South Carolina Legislature declared
that any attempt to reinforce Fort Sumter would
be all act of war. -e.e,a
JAM l6-The Crittenden Compromise practi-
cally voted down in the United States Senate, by
the adoption of Mr.. Clark's substitute that the
Constitution is good enough, and Secession ought
to be put down.. Arkansas Legislature voted
to have Convention ..... Missouri Legislature
voted to hold Convention. MAJ or-General
Sanford, of New York City, tenderedsto the
President the services of the First Division of