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Seizure of Forts on Ship Island (MS)
by State Troops
in the American Civil War
January 20, 1861
Online Books:
Official Records, Union Reports (Page 329)
The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of
the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, by the United
States War Department, 1880
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Union Battle Summary |
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Ship Island, Miss., Jan. 20, 1861. Lieut. F.E. Prime, of the U.S.
corps of engineers, reported on the 30th that a body of armed men
"took forcible possession of the works and engineer property at Ship
island." This was in line with the action of the state governments in
seizing United States posts, arsenals, etc., prior to passing an
ordinance of secession.
Source: The Union Army, Volume 6, Cyclopedia of Battles,
1908 |
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