Letter
Unknown to Levi P. Walker, April 13, 1861
CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, April 13, 1861.
Hon. L. P. WALKER, Secretary of War ; Officers’ quarters in Sumter burning. Part of roof supposed to have
fallen in. Sumter firing at long intervals. Ours regular and effective. Six vessels outside in signals with Sumter.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations on the Pacific Coast, Pt. 1. Location: CHARLESTON. Summary: Reports the burning of officers' quarters at Fort Sumter and ongoing intermittent but effective firing during the early Confederate attack in April 1861.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 50, Part 1
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