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Tuesday April 9, 1861

Fort Sumter Crises Continues The Steamer Baltic with naval agent Gustavus Fox aboard sails from New York bound for Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. President Lincoln devotes his day to minor political appointments. The Confederate Cabinet in Montgomery concurs with President Davis's order to General Beauregard that Fort Sumter should be reduced before the relief fleet arrives.