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| April 11, 1861 - Brigadier General G.T. Beauregard to Major Robert Anderson
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 Click for full-sized scanned image  Click for full-sized scanned image Reports of Major Robert Anderson, 1st U.S. Artillery, of the bombardment and evacuation of Fort Sumter.
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HEADQUARTERS PROVISIONAL ARMY, C.S.A.,
Charleston, S.C.,
April 11, 1861.
MAJOR: In consequence of the verbal observation made by you to my aides, Messrs. Chesnut and Lee, in relation to the condition of your supplies, and that you would in a few days be starved out if our guns did not batter you to pieces, or words to that effect, and desiring no useless effusion of blood, I communicated both the verbal observations and your written answer to my communications to my Government.
If you will state the time at which you will evacuate Fort Sumter, and agree that in the mean time you will not use your guns against us unless ours shall be employed against Fort Sumter, we will abstain from opening fire upon you. Colonel Chesnut and Captain Lee are authorized by me to enter into such an agreement with you. You are, therefore, requested to communicate to them an open answer.
I remain, major, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
G.T. BEAUREGARD,
Brigadier-General, Commanding.
to Major ROBERT ANDERSON,
Commanding Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, S.C.
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