New school history of the United States . had been previously introduced.* THE FIRST HOSTILE ACT. 61. The civil war had, indeed, already begun. FortMoultrie, in Charleston harbor, was occupied by Major An-derson and a small garrison. On the night after Christmas heabandoned it, and removed to Fort Sumter, which was morecapable of defence. This movement was sustained by thePresident. Fort Moultrie was promptly seized by the SouthCarolina forces, and preparations were made for the reductionof Fort Sumter. The garrison was weak; the supplies werescanty. An attempt to increase its resources failed
New school history of the United States . had been previously introduced.* THE FIRST HOSTILE ACT. 61. The civil war had, indeed, already begun. FortMoultrie, in Charleston harbor, was occupied by Major An-derson and a small garrison. On the night after Christmas heabandoned it, and removed to Fort Sumter, which was morecapable of defence. This movement was sustained by thePresident. Fort Moultrie was promptly seized by the SouthCarolina forces, and preparations were made for the reductionof Fort Sumter. The garrison was weak; the supplies werescanty. An attempt to increase its resources failed. THE SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY. 62. The Confederate Congress met at Montgom-ery, the capital of Alaba-ma, on the same day onwhich the Peace Conferenceassembled in constitution adoptedfor the new confederationdiffered only in a few, butimportant, respects fromthat of the United Jefferson Davis,flate Senator from Missis-sippi, was elected Provision-al President. Mr. Alex-ander H. Stephens, ofGeorgia, who had been. JEFFERSON DAVIS. * The Crittenden compromise was presented iSth December, i85d, and rejected3d March, 1861. John Jay Crittenden (ijbs-iBSs), its author, was from Kentucky,and had been Senator from that State almost continuously since 1835. t Jefferson Davis (1808- ), born in Kentucky, but a citizen of Mississippi, ac- LINCOLNS LNA UGURA TION 225 earnestly opposed to secession, was elected Vice-President.^General Beauregard was appointed General of the Provi-sional Army. MR. LINCOLNS INAUGURATION. 63. Mr. Lincoln left his home in Illinois, as Buchan-ans term of ofifice was drawing to a close. He moved slowlytowards Washington. Rumors of intended assassination in-duced him to alter his proposed route to the Capitol. He leftHarrisburg by night, and in disguise. He reached the seat ofGovernment in safety. His inauguration was protected fromall hazard of disturbance by the military arrangements ofGeneral Scott. OTHER MATTERS OF NOTE. 64. An expediti
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