. History of the American Civil War . in a moment the long agony aiul its people saved inni i, i j_j_ii from famine by the sue had bceu made to endure, stretcnecl United States. r> i t t t i i , i i forth both her hands to succor and sustainbleeding and fainting Virginia. Men, women, and chil-dren who were famishing in Richmond, were fed by themerciful conqueror. *In connection with the capture of the navy yard atSurrender of the ^orfolk may be mcutioued the disgracefulpensacoia yard, gunender of that at Pensacola, in Florida,by the ofl&cers having charge of it, and the honorable de-fense o
. History of the American Civil War . in a moment the long agony aiul its people saved inni i, i j_j_ii from famine by the sue had bceu made to endure, stretcnecl United States. r> i t t t i i , i i forth both her hands to succor and sustainbleeding and fainting Virginia. Men, women, and chil-dren who were famishing in Richmond, were fed by themerciful conqueror. *In connection with the capture of the navy yard atSurrender of the ^orfolk may be mcutioued the disgracefulpensacoia yard, gunender of that at Pensacola, in Florida,by the ofl&cers having charge of it, and the honorable de-fense of Fort Pickens. Florida, purchased from Spain by the money of theUnion, had seceded on January 12th, and immediatelymade a demand for the yard. Of the works guarding itthe most important was Fort Pickens, a stone casematedstructure on Santa Rosa Island. On the shore oppositeto it there was a smaller work. Fort M^Rea; and a third,Fort Barrancas, about a couple of miles distant. At the Chap. XXXVIII. ] DEFENSE OF FOET PICIvENS. 93. THE DEFENSES OF PENSACOLA. time when the American flag was hauled down at the navy yard, and the stores, guns, and munitions turned over to the insurscents, Fort Barrancas was abandoned.• ... But this scene of military disgrace was not consum- Defense of Fort mated. The little Fort MKea was in chargePickens. ^o ^ young officcr. Lieutenant Slemmer. He collected together what force he could, and, obtainingsome marines from the steamer Wyandotte, in all abouteighty men, he spiked the guns of MKea, and threwhimself into Fort Pickens, holding that important work,which was one of the keys of the Gulf of Mexico, untilthe middle of April, when it was effectually garrisonedand provisioned by the government. CHAPTER XXXIX. CONDITION OF THE SOUTH AT THE OPENING OF THECONFLICT. IIER MILITARY AND POLITICAL PREPARATIONS. The South secured her sea-coast line by seizing the national fortresses ; licr north-ern line by asserting the rights of neutrality of th
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