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1860
Major Robert Anderson transfers his command from Fort Moultrie to Fort Sumter on his own initiative. He felt it was impossible to hold Fort Moultrie against South Carolina militia.
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1861
U. S. Secretary of State William Seward apologizes to Great Britain for the actions of the
San Jacinto
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Trent Affair
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Sherman's expedition lands near Steele's Bayou on the Yazoo River
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