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Wednesday, January 16, 1861

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Army Events:

			Operation:	Charleston Harbor, SC	December 20, 1860 - April 14, 1861
			Operation:	Fort Humboldt, CA	January 16 - May 18, 1861

(Source: Compendium of the War of the Rebellion Vol. I, p. 660-991. Frederick H. Dyer.)

Naval Events:

Captain Taylor, USMC, commanding Fort Washington, wrote Colonel John Harris, Marine Corps Commandant, regarding the "defenseless and pregnable condition" of the Fort. Taylor requested reinforcements, commenting that he did "not wish to be placed in a position to detract from the high character of my corps."

(Source: Civil War Naval Chronology 1861-1865. pp. I:1-41; II:1-117; III:1-170; IV:1-152; V:1-134. 1971: Naval History Division, Navy Department.)

Additional Information:

Arkansas Legislature passes Convention Bill. Vote of the people for the Convention Bill was: yeas 27,412, neas 15,826.

Virginia Legislature receives Alabama Commissioners A. F. Hopkins and Frank Gilmer.

Marshal Kane, in a letter to Baltimore Mayor Berrett, denies that any organization exists to prevent the inauguration of President Lincoln, and says that the president elect would need no armed escort in passing through or sojourning within the limits of Baltimore and Maryland.

(Source: The Political History of the United States of America During the Great Rebellion 1860-1865. p. 2-47. Edward McPherson.)