Essentials of United States history . had more generals and experi-?snced soldiers, and could send a laiger proportion of hermen into the field. The Confederacy had a large stock ofguns and anmumition, but the Union had greater facilitiesfor making a new supply. In the matter of railroads andtelegraphs, the Federals excelled, but the Confederates wereto have the advantage of fighting on their own the ^^^^ people of the South doubtless thought thatPurpose the North would not fight, or at most that theof the contest would be short. But the sentiment that the country must not be divi
Essentials of United States history . had more generals and experi-?snced soldiers, and could send a laiger proportion of hermen into the field. The Confederacy had a large stock ofguns and anmumition, but the Union had greater facilitiesfor making a new supply. In the matter of railroads andtelegraphs, the Federals excelled, but the Confederates wereto have the advantage of fighting on their own the ^^^^ people of the South doubtless thought thatPurpose the North would not fight, or at most that theof the contest would be short. But the sentiment that the country must not be divided gained rapidlyin the North. The Union, it was determined, must be pre-served at all hazards. LINCOLNS FIRST ADMINISTRATION (1861-1865) 271 350. Lincoln Inaugurated. — On the 4th of March, 1861,Abraham Lincohi was inaugurated President of an alreadydivided country. In his inaugural address he stated clearlythat it was his duty to preserve the union of the states. Hesaid that the national laws must be obeyed in all sections of. Abraham Lincoln. the country, that the public revenues must be collected inthe ports of the seceded states as elsewhere, and that theforts and arsenals belonging to the Federal government whichhad been captured must be recovered. 272 ESSENTIALS OF UNITED STATES HISTORY 351. Fort Sumter. — In the harbor of Charleston wereseveral United States forts. In one of them, Fort Moultrie,Major Anderson, of the United States army, had under hiscommand about a hundred men. In December he trans-ferred his command to Fort Sumter, a stronger Beauregard (bore-gard), of the Confederate army,gathered a force of five thousand or more and prepared toattack Major Anderson. He demanded a surrender of thefort. This was refused. Major Anderson said that he wouldvery soon be starved out if not relieved. General Beauregardasked him to state at what time he would evacuate the fortif unmolested. It was then April 11. Major Anderson re-plied that he and h
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