On the brink of the war, a Confederate company is formed in Cass County, Georgia (now Bartow County). Company H becomes known as Wofford’s 18th Georgia Regiment, named after the W. T. Wofford, the businessman who raised the company. The regiment also later becomes known as the “Rowland Highlanders.” Soon enlisting in Company H is…
The Missouri Secession Convention comes to a close, and delegates issue the following statement: “That at present there is no adequate cause to impel Missouri to dissolve her connection with the Federal Union.” While the decision is not surprising, one less border state is in play in the tug-of-war between the Union and the Confederacy,…
Seeking ways to supply Fort Sumter, Abraham Lincoln explores a plan devised by Gustavus V. Fox, Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Fox proposes to send an ocean-going steamer south to Charleston (illustrated), accompanied by three warships, tugboats, and launches for ferrying supplies from the steamer to the Fort. Not all Washington officials are keen on…