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January 2, 1861 – Customs Confusion

There is a little flutter of excitement at the New York Custom house as to what shall be done with the Charleston steamers. Hereafter their clearances from Charleston will be…
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January 1, 1861 – Intelligence from Charleston, South-Carolina

We stated in our last that Maj. Anderson, in command of a few United States’ troops at Fort Moultrie, had abandoned that place and removed to Fort Sumter, as a safer and more defensible spot than the former. It is now stated that Maj. A. did this without specific orders, and on his own responsibility.

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