Minnesota Communities

	Red Wing: Civil War

Source

News 1

Type

Newspaper Article

Year

1861

Source

Goodhue County Republican

Size

72K

When Fort Sumter was attacked, signaling the start of the Civil War, the Goodhue County Republican in Red Wing published this account of the event.

The War's Begun!
Maj. Anderson Summoned and
Refuses to Surrender!
CHARLESTON BATTERIES OPEN
THE FIRE!
Fort Sumter Reported
on Fire!
REPORT OF ITS SURRENDER!
WASHINGTON IN DANGER!
Pennsylvania in the Field with Men and
Money!

CHARLESTON, APRIL 11 - Beauregard at two
o'clock to-day demanded the surrender of
Fort Sumter which Anderson declined. It is
currently reported that the negotiation relative
to the surrender will be opened to-morrow
between Anderson and Beauregard.
Special dispatches received at Washington
to-day, assert that both Pickens and Sumter
will be attacked, but they doubt if war fol-
lows.
A Montgomery dispatch to-day says it has
been resolved to attack the two forts imme-
diately.
Three steamers were seen off the coast yes-
terday for a long time. Anderson fired a
signal gun this morning.
The attack on Fort Sumter is momentarily
expected. Business is suspended. It is ru-
mored that the fight will commence at eight
o'-clock this evening, unless Anderson surren-
der. The steamer Harriet Lane is off the
bar. Thousands of persons line the shores
to witness the attack.

CHARLESTON, APRIL 12 - The ball has
opened. War is inaugurated. The batteries
of Sullivan's Island, Morris Island and other
points were opened on Fort Sumter at four
o'clock this morning. Fort Sumter has re-
turned the fire and a brisk cannonading has
been kept up. No information has been re-
ceived from the seaboard yet.
The miliary are under arms, and the whole
of our population are in the streets, and every
available space facing the harbor is filled with
anxious spectators.
The firing has continued all day without
intermission. Two of Fort Sumter's guns
have been silenced, and it is reported that a
breach has been made in the southeast ward.
The answer to Gen. Brauregard's demand
by Major Anderson was, that he would surren-
der when his supplies were exhausted; pro-
vided he was not reinforced.