Pawnee’s Arrival at Norfolk, April 8, 1861
COMMANDANT'S OFFICE, NAVY YARD Gosport [Norfolk], April 8, 1861 To: Hon. GIDEON WELLES, Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D. C. SIR: I have the honor to inform you that the…
Pawnee Leaves Washington for Norfolk
This morning, at 8 o'clock, the sloop-of-war Pawnee, which has been lying at the Washington Navy Yard since the 1st of March, left for Norfolk. Her officers are confident that they…
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February 13, 1861 – Lincoln Visits Cincinnati
Much credit is due to President Lord, of the Indianapolis and Cincinnati Railway, for his judicious arrangements for the accommodation of the President elect, and his suite, and his considerate…
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Moseby Redivivus
Army of the Potomac, Feb. 10. — Moseby was on the old Bull Run battle-field yesterday, with three hundred men. The Guerrillas skirmished with our pickets, near Manassas, last evening.…
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February 12, 1861 – Constitution of the Provisional Government
Montgomery, Feb. 9, 10 p. m.—The Constitution of the Provisional Government has been printed, and is now being made public. The Preamble says:
We, the Deputies of the sovereign and independent States of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, invoking the favor of Almighty God, do here, in behalf of these States, ordain and establish this Constitution, for the Provisional Government of the same, to continue one year from the inauguration of the President, or until a permanent Constitution or Confederation between the said States shall be put.in operation, whichsoever shall first occur.
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February 11, 1861 – A New Orleans Journal Violent on New England
The New Orleans Bee states: It is a common remark among those who indulge in conjectures respecting the future, that should the union of the States ever be consolidated, the…
Confirmation of Pawnee’s Sailing, April 6, 1861
COMMANDANT'S OFFICE, NAVY YARD Washington, April 6, 1861 To: Hon. GIDEON WELLES, Secretary of the Navy SIR: I have to report for the information of the Department that the U.…
Orders to USS Pawnee, April 5, 1861
NAVY DEPARTMENT April 5, 1861 CONFIDENTIAL To: Commander S. C. ROWAN, Commanding U. S. S. Pawnee, Norfolk SIR : After the Pawnee shall have been provisioned at Norfolk you will…
Little Doubt Pawnee ordered to Charleston
There seems to be little doubt now in Washington that the evacuation of Fort Sumter will take place in a few days. In fact, reports say that the war-steamer Pawnee…
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February 10, 1861 – New York Vessels Seized in Savannah
Description of the Reprised Vessels The bark D. Colden Murray was commanded by Captain Lee, and cleared at New York on the 10th ultimo for Savannah, at which port she…