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April 12, 1861 - Colonel James Chesnut / Captain Stephen Lee to Major Robert Anderson

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Reports of Major Robert Anderson, 1st U.S. Artillery, of the bombardment and evacuation of Fort Sumter.

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FORT SUMTER, S.C.,
April 12, 1861-3.20 a.m.

SIR: By authority of Brigadier-General Beauregard, commanding the Provisional Forces of the Confederate States, we have the honor to notify you that he will open the fire of his batteries on Fort Sumter in one hour from this time.

We have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

JAMES CHESNUT, JR.,
Aide-de-Camp.

STEPHEN D. LEE,
Captain, C.S. Army, Aide-de-Camp.

to Major ROBERT ANDERSON,
U.S. Army, Commanding Fort Sumter.

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