Wednesday, December 26, 1860

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Army Events:

Operation: Charleston Harbor, SC December 20, 1860 - April 14, 1861
Evacuation: Fort Moultrie, SC December 26 - 27, 1860

(Source: Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, (Dayton: Broadfoot Publishing Co., 1994), 2 vols.)


Naval Events:

Following the secession of South Carolina (December 20) Major Robert Anderson, USA, removed his loyal garrison from Fort Moultrie to Fort Sumter, on an island in Charleston Harbor; this created special need for sea-borne reinforcements of troops and supplies.
(Source: Naval History Division, U.S. Navy Department, Civil War Naval Chronology 1861-1865 (Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971), pp. I-2-41; II-3-116,2; III-3-169; IV-2-151; V-3-133.)


Additional Information:

Southerners inside and outside of South Carolina were outraged by this Federal troop movement. U. S. Secretary of War John B. Floyd opposed the troop transfer. U. S. President James Buchanan was surprised by it, and regretted that it happened.

(Source: Joe Kirchberger, The Civil War and Reconstruction: An Eyewitness History (New York: Facts On File, Inc., 1991), pp. 21-25; 44-47; 69-72; 88-95; 143-145; 162-170; 195-216; 255-259.)



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