Evacuation.

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Continuing further extracts from the archives of the New York Times, 1861. The National Crisis as reported at the time. 

"THE NATIONAL TROUBLES: Proceedings of the Peace Convention at Washington; THE DISUNION CRISIS: Women and Children Leave Fort Sumter (2/7/1861)"

New York Times archives – Times Machine ^ | 2/7/1861

"WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Feb. 6."

"FROM FORT SUMTER."

"THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN SENT AWAY. THEIR ARRIVAL THIS PORT ON BOARD [the commercial steamship] MARION - - CONDITION OF THE GARRISON."

"The sending away of the families of the officers and men at Fort Sumter, in anticipation of a possible attack, was announced by telegraph several day ago. yesterday the steamer Marion arrived from Charleston, having among her passengers these persons, fifty-six in all, twenty five of them children."

REMOVAL OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN A SURE AND CERTAIN SIGN OF IMPENDING MILITARY ACTION! A SIGNAL UNMISTAKEABLE AND SURE RECOGNIZED AS SO BY THE INSURGETS BESIEGING FORT SUMTER!

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