. The history of the Civil War in the United States: its cause, origin, progress and conclusion . he garrison should remove all their indi-vidual and company property; that they should march out with all theirarms, at their own time, and in their own way ; that they should salutetheir flag with the honors of war, and then take it away with them. Thus was this memorable assault terminated. On Sunday morning, athalf-past nine oclock, the garrison witlidrew, firing a salute of a hun-dred guns. They then embarked upon a tran-sport furnished by theRebels; the patriotic strain of Yankee Doodle float
. The history of the Civil War in the United States: its cause, origin, progress and conclusion . he garrison should remove all their indi-vidual and company property; that they should march out with all theirarms, at their own time, and in their own way ; that they should salutetheir flag with the honors of war, and then take it away with them. Thus was this memorable assault terminated. On Sunday morning, athalf-past nine oclock, the garrison witlidrew, firing a salute of a hun-dred guns. They then embarked upon a tran-sport furnished by theRebels; the patriotic strain of Yankee Doodle floating meanwhileupon the breeze. Tliey were subsequently transferred- to the Baltic,and sailed for New York. It is superfluous to say that Major Andersonand his men behaved during the bombardment with the utmost gallantryand heroism. It would have been impossible to have defended the fortmore ably, or to have surmounted the difficulties of their position mororesolutely, than they had done. The fact that none were killed during DIAGRAM 1. T^. i**i**^!^^^i-LC AND— ^ ■^^^ VIRC ft Fty CLEVi^LAND. WHY THE GARRISON WAS NOT REINFORCED. 21 the assault must be attributed to the precautions used by the com-mandant, who stationed a man at every port-hole who gave notice of theapproach of shot or shell. President Lincoln subsequently expressed toMajor Anderson, officially, his entire approval of the manner in which hehad discharged his arduous duties on this occasion. After the victory came the exultation, and it was such exultation ashad never before convulsed the chivalrous South. Seven thousand menhad conquered seventy men; and shouts of joy reverberated throughoutthe whole length and breadth of the Rebel States. General Beauregardimmediately issued a proclamation, in which he congratulated the troopsunder his command for their success; spoke of the great privations andhardships which they had endured in the conflict; and declared that theyhad exhibited the highest characteristics of t
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