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Eric | December 31, 2010
Monday, December 31, 1860; New Years Eve The Ex-Secretary of War John Floyd found himself apologizing to President Buchanan. This apology was ignored, but his resignation was accepted. Buchanan declined Floyd’s offer to stick around until a successor arrived, noting in his reply to Floyd that Postmaster General Joseph Holt would be taking his seat. [...]
Eric | December 30, 2010
Sunday, December 30, 1860 Secretary of State Jeremiah Black did not sleep well last night. He may not have slept at all. The President’s reply to the South Carolina Commissioners conceded too much to the rebels. Buchanan had heard that Black was also looking to resign his post. When seeing him, he asked if that [...]
Eric | December 29, 2010
Saturday, December 29, 1860 President Buchanan’s meeting with the Commissioners needed a formal reply. On the evening of the 29th, he showed his first draft to his Cabinet. Secretary of War John Floyd, who had still not resigned, was there and offered up his opinion (as did the other Cabinet members). Only one Cabinet member, [...]
Eric | December 28, 2010
Friday, December 28, 1860 South Carolina had seized Fort Moultrie and Castle Pinckey the previous day. While word of Anderson’s move to Sumter had set Washington to panic, word of the Secessionists’ retaliation would not reach them until Buchanan and his cabinet were having their morning meeting. The option of ordering Anderson back to Moultrie [...]
Eric | December 27, 2010
Thursday, December 27, 1860 President Buchanan had promised South Carolina that Major Anderson would make no hostile movements. He had even agreed (or at least accepted) that Anderson wouldn’t so much as shuffle troops from one fort to another. So what was that American flag flying over Fort Sumter all about? Why was Moultrie smoldering? [...]
Eric | December 26, 2010
Wednesday, December 26, 1860 Though the weather was still cold, rainy and foggy, Major Anderson decided now to enact his plan. By mid-morning, the troops at Fort Moultrie were loading food – a lot of food – onto boats. It was thought that their destination was Fort Johnson where the women and children were to [...]
Eric | December 25, 2010
Tuesday, December 25, 1860; Christmas Day President Buchanan had just gotten wind of Secretary of War Floyd’s possible plot to arm the South by using Northern arsenals and was horrified. It’s no wonder that he was, with everyone and their brother telegraphing Washington to figure out why.1 It was likely that Buchanan would be lumped [...]
Eric | December 24, 2010
Monday, December 24, 1860; Christmas Eve Unknown to President Buchanan and most everybody else, Secretary of War, John B. Floyd – former Virginia Governor and Southern sympathizer – it seems, was attempting to give the South a wonderful Christmas present by transferring guns from northern arsenals to forts in the South. As Secretary of War, [...]
Eric | December 23, 2010
Sunday, December 23, 1860 The Committee of Thirteen had been in debate since their formation five days ago. The progress was not nearly as hopeful as Robert Toombs of Georgia would have liked. On this date, he sent a telegraph to his state complaining that his proposal had not been accepted by even one Republican [...]
Eric | December 22, 2010
Saturday, December 22, 1860 For the preceding two nights, two steam ships from Charleston were seen in the harbor around Forts Sumter and Moultrie as well as Castle Pickney. When called out to, asking what they wanted, the reply was “You shall see in a week.” Captain John Foster of the Engineer Corps stationed at [...]
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