The National tribune., 1892-05-26
Compiled from the Official Records of the war)
1861.

5or+ of tho Confederate States 10 communicate
TO the Governors OF South Carolina and FLORIDA
the resolution of Congress concerning forts
Sumter and Pickens adopted.
Feb 24--Specal Orders, Headquarters De-
partnent of Texas directs evacuation OF GER
tain posts in Texas. the garrisons to march
upon Indianola. where transports Will oe lh
readiness for their emharkation. Under TINS
order the following posts were abandoned: fort
Bliss March 81; Fort Quitman, April D; fort
Davis. April l3; Fort Stockton, April =; fort
Lancaster March 19; Camp Hudson, Marcn IL.
March 1.-The Government of the Confed-
crate States assumed control of military affairs
at Charleston, S. C., aud Gen. Beauregard was
ordered to report to the Governor Of South
Carolina for military duty in That State.
Brevet Mai. i.-Gen. ID. E. Twiggs was dismissed
from the Army of the United States for his
treacherv to the flag of his country, in having
surrendered on the 18th of February, 1861, on
the demand of the authorities of Texas, the
military posts and other property of the United
States in his department and under his charge
March 2-The United States Revenue
Schooner Henry Dodge commanded by Lieut.
w. I. Rogers, was seized at Galveston lex oy
an armed force acting under the authorities OF
the State
March Brig Gen. G. T. Beauregard as
sumed command at Charleston, S G.
March Especial Orders. Headquarters, De-
partment of Texas directs the evacuation OF
certain posts in Texas. the garrisons TO march
for the Coast via San Antonio. Prior to this
date Camn Cooper was abandoned Feb. 81;
Fort Chad dbourne surrendered Feb. % by Lieut.
Col Cow Morris, and Camp Colorado evacuated
Feb 26 Under this order the following posts
were abandoned: Fort Inge March l9; Camp
Wood. March Is; Fort Mason, March 20.
March 7-Brig.-Gen. Braxton Bragg. of the
Provisional Army. Confederate States. was as
signed to the command of the troops in aud
near Pensacola.
Camp Verde and Ringgold Barracks, Tex,
abandoned by United States forces.
March 1l.-Brig.-Gen. Braxton Bragg as
sumed command of all troops in the vicinity of
Pensacola and announced his headquarters TO
be at Fort Bsrrancas.
March l2.-Fort Mcintosh, Tex, abandoned,
and troops marched to Fort Brown. The pub
lie property WAS turned over TO Mr.. c. Gala
CHAN. Agent of the Commissioners of Texas
March I6-Gen. Bragg issued an order for
bidding the furnishing of supplies OF fuel
water and provisions TO the armed vessels IN
Pensacola Harbor or TO Fort Pickens.
The General-in- Chief directed concentra-
tion of troops in the Indian Territory, at Fort
Washita
March 19-Fort Clark, Texas, was abandoned
by United States forces.
March 20.-Capt O. L. Shepherd, Sd Inf, CON-
mamding post reports that about midday the
post Of Fort Duncan WAS evacuated by the
turned over to Mr.. John c. Crawford, Agent OF
the State of Texas.
police force from Brownsville, Tex, took
possession of Fort Brown and held it until the
arrival of the State troops. The National flag
was saluted by Capt. Bowman's company, Sd
Inf, az il was hauled down. Mr. b. b. Waller,
rs agent and attorney for E. B. Nichols. Com
missioner for the State of Texas, acted for the
Conlederstes. Lieut.-Col. Eiectus Backus, Sd
Inf, was the officer in command.
The soop Isabella, laden with stores for the
officers of the United States Navy at Peuss-
cola, was seized at Mobile by the acting Mayor
Rt the request of Gen. Bragg
March 22.-Col. w. w. Loring. United States
Army, assumed command of the Department
of New Mexico.
March 23.-Fort Chadbourne Tex, aban-
doned. This fort was surrendered Feb. 2S. but
was subsequently occupied By United States
troops.
March 3l.-strength of Confederate troops
near Pensacola: Aggregate present for duty 50
officers and 963 enlisted men; total present,
1,045; aggregate present, 11l6.
April 1-Brevet-CO Harvey Brown, United
States Army, was directed to take command of
sn expedition TO reinforce and hold Fort Pick
ems, Pensacola Hsrbor, and to proceed to that
place with the least possible delay and assume
command of all the land forces of the United
States within the limits of the State of Florida.
April 3-The schooner Roda II. Shannon,
bearing United States flag, bound from Boston
to Savannah. arrived off Charleston Harbor and
the master, supposing himself to be off Tybee
and having failed to get pilot undertook to
enter the harbor, when she was fired upon by
the batteries on Morris Island.
April 7.-Barry's Battery, Hunts Battery,
Duanes Company Sappers aud Miners, and Co.'s
c and h, Sd Inf. and 20 engineer carpenters
started from New York for Fort Pickens on the
Steamer Atlantic under the command of Col.
Brown. Capt. NJ. c. Meigs accompanied the
expedition as Engineer officer.
April 9.-Lieut.-Col. Charles F. Smith, 10th
Inf, assigned to command the Department of
Washington, consisting of the State of Mary
land and District of Columbia.
April lO-1S.-Tbe steamer Baltic sailed from
New York with supplies for Fort Sumter. The
expedition was in charge of Capt. g. V. Fox,
United States Agent, and arrived off Charleston
on the 18th al a. IN. When the steamer
reached the bar, the bombardment of Fort
Sumter had commenced. In the absence of the
tugboats and the gunboats Powhatan and Poca-
hontas the attempt TO provision Fort Sumter
was abandoned. On April il the steamer
Baltic received the officers and men of Maj.
AndersOns command and sailed Tor New York,
at which place she arrived April Is.
April ll.-Evacnation of Fort Sumter de-
manded by Gen. Beauregard, and refused by
Mai Anderson.
April I2.-Lieut. John /. Worden. U.SN..
left Washington on April z with orders from
the Secretary of the Navy TO Capt Adams, u.
S.N., 70 reinforce Fort Pickens. Lieut. Wor-
den reached Pensacola on the 18th and de-
liyered the orders TO Capt. Adams. The same
might the troops under Capt. Israel Vogdes lst
Art, and the Marines Of the squadron under
Lieut.. John C. Cash, were successfully landed
and the fort reinforced. Lieut. Worden was
placed under arrest by Gen. Bragg for an al
legged violation of his word and sent TO Mont
gomery.
April 12-14.-Tbe bombardment of Fort
Sumter commenced about 4:30 a. M on the 10Th
and continued until about l:30 D. M on the 18th.
On the afternoon of the l4th the fort was eyac-
usted, the command marching out with colors
flying and drums beating, bringing away CON-
pany and private property, and saluting the
nag with so guns. Casualties-Union: one
man slightly, and Confederate, two men
slightly wounded. Whilst ssluting the flag
one man of Maj. Anderson's command was
killed, and two seriously and three slightly
wounded by the premature discharge OF a gun
and the explosion Of pile of cartridges. Mai
Robert Anderson, LIST Art, was in command of
Fort Sumter, and Gen. q. T. Beaurcgard CON-
manded the forces operating against the fort.
April l3.-Brevet-Col. Harvey Brown, I'd
Art, assumed ofnmand of the Department of
Florida, comprising the State of Florida and
the contiguous islands in the Gulf
April I5.-Fort Macon seized by the troops
Of the State Of North Carolina
The President of the United States issued his
proclamation calling for Is 600 volunteers for