Letter
Unknown to L. P. WALKER, Secretary of War, April 11, 1861
CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, April 11, 1861.
Hon. L. P. WALKER, Secretary of War:
Major Anderson replies: “I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication demanding the evacuation of this fort, and to say in reply thereto that it is a demand with which I regret that my sense of honor and of my obligations to my Government prevent my compliance.” He says verbally: “I will await the first shot, re if you do not batter us to pieces we will be starved out in a few
Editor's Notes
From: Operations on the Pacific Coast, Pt. 1. Location: CHARLESTON. Summary: Major Anderson refuses Secretary of War L. P. Walker's demand to evacuate Fort Sumter, asserting his duty to hold the fort despite impending conflict.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 50, Part 1
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