. The blue and the gray, or, The Civil War as seen by a boy : a story of patriotism and adventure in our war for the Union . lently marchedthrough the little village of Moul-trieville that cold December eve,just after sunset, were only labor-ers going to Fort Sumter, isworthy of the cool and resolutecommander. When they reachedSumter, the laborers who wereat work in the interests of theConfederates, putting it in shapefor their occupancy, opposed thelanding of the Union soldiers,but were driven into the fort atthe point of the bayonet. MajorAnderson afterward sent themashore, in the supply boa
. The blue and the gray, or, The Civil War as seen by a boy : a story of patriotism and adventure in our war for the Union . lently marchedthrough the little village of Moul-trieville that cold December eve,just after sunset, were only labor-ers going to Fort Sumter, isworthy of the cool and resolutecommander. When they reachedSumter, the laborers who wereat work in the interests of theConfederates, putting it in shapefor their occupancy, opposed thelanding of the Union soldiers,but were driven into the fort atthe point of the bayonet. MajorAnderson afterward sent themashore, in the supply boats. At noon of the next day,Major Anderson celebrated hispossession of Fort Sumter byraising the Stars and Stripesand by prayer and military ceremonies. His slender garrison, all told, comprised but sixty-one artil-lerymen and thirteen musicians. After he had thus taken pos-session of Fort Sumter, they did not have a very enjoyable time,for provisions were growing scarce, and the markets of Charlestonwould sell them nothing. Fuel was scarce, and the cold wassevere. Besides, they had to resort to all sorts of stratagems. GENERAL ROBERT ANDERSON. ROBERT ANDERSON. 293 to keep up the appearance of being amply provided with am-munition and munitions of war, one of which was the filling ofbarrels with broken stone, with a heavy charge of powder inthe center, which they would roll down to the waters edge, andburst, giving their watchful enemies the impression that the fort
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