A history of the United States for Catholic schools . navy; (c) an attempt to capture it from the west would expose the Union army to the risk of being cut off from communi-cations and supplies; (d) the Shenandoah Valley was a sheltered highway, along which the Confederates could proceed and thence crossthe Potomac to invade Maryland, and thus endanger Shenandoah Valley afforded little advantage to the Union forces because its westward trend would carry them farther away from Richmond, the farther south they the West, the North had the following advantages: (a) broa
A history of the United States for Catholic schools . navy; (c) an attempt to capture it from the west would expose the Union army to the risk of being cut off from communi-cations and supplies; (d) the Shenandoah Valley was a sheltered highway, along which the Confederates could proceed and thence crossthe Potomac to invade Maryland, and thus endanger Shenandoah Valley afforded little advantage to the Union forces because its westward trend would carry them farther away from Richmond, the farther south they the West, the North had the following advantages: (a) broad waterways, such as the Tennessee and the Cumber-land rivers, led from the Union soil into the very heartof the Confederacy, while the Mississippi River affordedan opportunity for cutting the Confederacy in two. TheSouth, lacking river steamers as well as the means tobuild them, was obliged to yield these advantages to theNorth; (6) The North had control of Chesapeake Bay, and by itswaters Union troops and supplies could be moved ontoward ABRAHAM LINCOLN S ADMINISTRATION 405 FIRST YEAR OF THE WAR—1861 505. The Capture of Fort Sumter by the South. On the morning following his inauguration, Lincoln received wordfrom Robert Anderson, who was in command of Fort Sumter,that without re-enforcements he could not hold the fort muchlonger. The Confederate forces, commanded by Beauregard,a distinguished soldier of the Mexican War, anticipating there-enforcement of Fort Sumter, bombarded the , after a brave stand of thirty-four hours, made anhonorable surrender (April 14, 1861) and embarked for NewYork, carrying with him the tattered flag under which he andhis men had fought.
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