April 12, 1861 – Charleston, South Carolina, Confederacy
Anderson will not capitulate…
I do not pretend to go to sleep. How can I? If Anderson does not accept terms – at four – the orders are – he shall be fired upon.
I count four – St. Michael’s chimes. I begin to hope. At half-past four, the heavy booming of a cannon. Continue reading
Wishing you a happy, beautiful, and safe celebration in the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave!
And…because this is a history blog, here’s some celebration advice from one of America’s Founding Fathers:
“It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shows, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.” ~John Adams (1776)
Happy Fourth!
Your Historian,
Miss Sarah
