The federal troops at Fort Sumter were short of food and supplies. Lincoln notified South Carolina Gov. Francis W. Pickens he was going to send supply ships. This message was met with an ultimatum ...
The newspaper supported the president through the months leading up to the war, the fall of Fort Sumter in April and the terrible defeat at Bull Run in July. In October, The Republican had to decide ...
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