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| Sunday April 7, 1861 |
In Charleston, General Beauregard tell Major Robert Anderson
that no further communication or traffic between the fort and the
city will be allowed.
From the vicinity of Fort Pickens the Confederate commander
General Braxton Bragg sends a message to Confederate
Secretary of War Leroy Pope Walker asking to open fire if Fort
Pickens is reinforced. Walker replies from Montgomery Alabama
on April 8th that Bragg should resist and to expect an attack on
Pensacola.
Navy Lieutenant John L. Worden leaves Washington for Fort
Pickens with specific orders for the landing of troops at the fort.
Former Congressman John Minor Botts of Virginia confers with
Lincoln from 7 to 11 P.M. about problems and expedients to
prevent Virginia from seceding.