Letter from Brig. Gen. P.G. T. Beauregard (Charleston) to Maj. Robert Anderson (Ft. Sumter) - APRIL 11, 1861: I am so ordered by my govt. - the Confederate States of America - to demand the immediate evacuation of Ft. Sumter. I await your reply.
P.G.T. Beauregard
Robert Anderson
3:30 a.m. APRIL 12, 1861, Col. James Chesnut delivers this message to Major Anderson: By authority of Brig. Gen. Beauregard, commanding the provisional forces of the Confederate States, we have the honor to notify you that we will open fire our Batteries on Ft. Sumter in one hour of this time.
Ft. Johnson
4:30 am.1st SHOT: fired from Ft. Johnson by Lt. James S. Farley – a signal shot.
2nd SHOT: from Ft. Johnson by Lt. W.H. Gibbes.
Edmund Ruffin
3rd SHOT: from Cummings Point fired by Virginian Edmund Ruffin.
And what were Charleston folks doing during the battle? Why, they were doing what Charleston people do best, PARTYING!!!!
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