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| Wednesday April 10, 1861 |
From Montgomery Confederate Secretary of War Leroy Pope
Walker telegraphed the Confederate military commander at
Charleston Harbor, General P.G.T. Beauregard that if Fort Sumter is
to be resupplied that "you will at once demand its evacuation, and if
this is refused proceed, in such manner as you may determine, to
reduce it."
The USS Pawnee left Hampton Roads for relief of Fort Sumter.
At Charleston military preparations continued with the newly
constructed Confederate floating battery moved out of dock and
anchored near Sullivan's Island. Troops were moving into the
various forts, batteries, and earthworks virtually surrounding Fort
Sumter.
Lieutenant John L. Worden had arrived at Pensacola, FL, bearing a
message from President Lincoln to land troops to reinforce Fort
Pickens. He obtained permission from General Bragg to visit the fort