[Illustration: CONFEDERATES IN SUMTER THE DAY AFTER ANDERSON LEFT]
The upper photograph shows Confederates on Monday the fifteenth of April,
1861--one day after the momentous event which Holmes dimly prophesied in
"Brother Jonathan" (page 44). The picture below, with the two following,
were made on the 16th. As April wore on, North and South alike had been
reluctant to strike first. When Major Robert Anderson, on December 26,
1860, removed to Fort Sumter, on an island at the entrance to Charleston
Harbor, he placed himself in a position to withstand long attack. But he
needed supplies. The Confederates would allow none to be landed. When at
length rumors of a powerful naval force to relieve the fort reached
Charleston, the Confederates demanded the surrender of the garrison.
Anderson promised to evacuate by April 15th if he received no additional
supplies. His terms were rejected. At half-past four on the morning of
April 12th a shell from Fort Johnson "rose high in air, and curving in its
course, burst almost directly over the fort." The mighty war had begun.
[Illustration: A GUN TRAINED ON CHARLESTON BY ANDERSON]
[Illustration: TWO DAYS AFTER THE BOMBARDMENT OF SUMTER, APRIL 16, 1861