April 6, 1861 (Saturday)

"Things seem to draw
near a crisis."
A Diary from Dixie

This weeks issue of the Harper's Weekly has arrived:

"The April 6, 1861 edition of Harper's Weekly featured a portrait and biography of William H. Seward, Secretary of the State for President Lincoln.  It also featured interesting pictures and articles about Fort Pickens, and other Civil War news of the day.  Articles include:  1860 Census with Slaves, The Wyandotte, Union Flag Flying Over Fr. Pickens, Scenes in Virginia, and State Seals (beautiful picture of Coats of Arms of the Several States of the Union). "



A Diary From Dixie:  "Things seem to draw near a crisis."  Hat tip The American Civil War, April 6, 1861.

"The plot thickens, the air is red hot with rumors; the mystery is to find out where these utterly groundless tales originate...Things seem to draw near a crisis...."


Hat tip GeorgiaInfo, This Week in Georgia War History, April 6, 1861. 

"President Lincoln sent a message to Governor Francis W. Pickens of South Carolina that he would attempt to send supplies to Fort Sumter:

'...an attempt will be made to supply Fort Sumter with provisions only, and that if such attempt be not resisted, no effort to throw in men, arms, or ammunition will be made without further notice, except in case of an attack on the fort.' "

News of the day....

Hat tip Civil War Daily Gazette, "Tying Up Loose Ends with the Powhatan, Lincoln, Seward and Welles,"  April 6, 1861.


Hat tip Daily Chronicles of the Civil War, "The Very Latest -- Important News From Washington."