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The New York Herald, New York, Saturday, January 26, 1861
Page 3, Upper Half
Reinforcements Sent to Fort Sumter and Pickens
There is no longer any doubt that the government have sent forces to relieve forts Sumter and Pickens. The administration do not regard this action as any declaration of war on the part of the government, but as simply a duty. The authorities of Charleston and Pensacola understand this, and if they choose to be the aggressors and make the attack, they must take the consequences.
It may be some days before it is known that forces have been sent. The movement has been quietly made, but the movement is in earnest now, as these people well understand. The destination of the steamer Brooklyn is Fort Pickens.
Citation: New York Herald. New York, 26 January 1861. Gift of Steven and Susan Raab. AN .N56792