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Chapter 636 Timing

At four o'clock in the afternoon on March 1861, 3, the Confederate army in Charleston bombarded Fort Sumter for a full 14 hours.

In just 24 hours, the Confederate artillery poured more than 10 rounds of artillery shells on Fort Sumter. Fort Sumter had already become dilapidated under the powerful firepower of the Confederate artillery.

At 4:15, Lieutenant Colonel Anderson took the initiative to negotiate with Beauregard, the Confederate commander in Charleston, for the first time.

Anderson asked Beauregard to stop the bombardment and let him and his men voluntarily evacuate Fort Sumter.

After a slight hesitation, Beauregard agreed to Anderson's request, but Beauregard also put forward his condition, that is, he only gave Anderson one hour to retreat.

If Anderson's men had not completely evacuated Fort Sumter after an hour, these military personnel staying inside the fort would be considered resistance elements and would not be treated as prisoners of war. Anderson agreed to Beauregard's request without much thought.

Major Fox and Colonel Trobriand were shocked to learn that Anderson had made peace with Beauregard, while David was annoyed.

But there was nothing they could do, as Anderson had reached a surrender agreement with Beauregard.

Reluctantly, Major Fox had no choice but to send a boat to pick up Anderson and all his men.

Since Lieutenant Colonel Anderson had already made preparations to evacuate Fort Sumter, the garrison in Fort Sumter was evacuated in less than half an hour.

After confirming that all his subordinates had boarded the ship, Anderson personally lowered the Stars and Stripes flag hanging at Fort Sumter. This 35-star Stars and Stripes flag was already in ruins.

Anderson folded the bottom of the flag carefully, held the flag, looked back at Fort Sumter, which was already in a mess, sighed and boarded the boat that came to greet him.

As soon as Anderson left, the Confederate troops of Charleston's troops boarded Fort Sumter and raised the Star and Block Flag on Fort Sumter.

Fort Sumter, the focus of the military and civilian attention of both the North and the South, finally announced that it had changed hands.

Although this battle consumed a large amount of ammunition, the casualties on both sides were minimal.

The total number of casualties of the Northern Army was only more than 90, and the number of casualties of the Southern Army was less than ten.

Shortly after the Battle of Fort Sumter ended, both the North and the South could not wait to declare that they had won the battle.

The reason given by the South was that they actually occupied and controlled Fort Sumter, drove the northern military forces out of the southern territory, and achieved the established military objectives, so they were the winners of this battle.

The North stated that the Union army held on to Fort Sumter in the face of an enemy several times stronger than its own, and severely damaged the Confederate army in Charleston. Finally, they evacuated Fort Sumter when they ran out of ammunition and food. The Union troops remaining at Fort Sumter accomplished their mission perfectly, and the North won the battle.

After this battle, Beauregard became the first general in the South to be publicly commended, and was awarded the title of Heroic General.

In order not to fall behind in publicity, the North also made great fanfare in commending and promoting officers who participated in the Battle of Fort Sumter.

Lieutenant Colonel Anderson and his men sailed back to New York, where the city was deserted upon learning of their hero's triumphant return from the South. Citizens flocked to the port like a tide to welcome their hero back. Anderson proudly showed the dilapidated 35-star striped flag he brought back from Fort Sumter to the people of New York City and told his heroic deeds at Fort Sumter. Soon, Anderson became a guest of New York's powerful.

In recognition of the heroic performance of Anderson and others in the Battle of Fort Sumter, Lincoln decided to promote Lieutenant Colonel Anderson to Brigadier General, Major Fox to Colonel, and Colonel Trobriand to Colonel Trobriand. brigadier.

Lieutenant Colonel Anderson gladly accepted the rank of brigadier general awarded to him by Lincoln, although Fox and Trobriand also accepted the new military ranks awarded to them by Lincoln.

However, they could not be happy knowing the inside story of the Battle of Fort Sumter. Fox and Trobriand knew that Anderson was able to escape from Fort Sumter not because of his bravery in resistance. It was because Beauregard, the commander of the Confederate Army, was his student and gave him a wide berth.

If the Confederate army was serious about attacking Fort Sumter, Lieutenant Colonel Anderson, no, it should be Brigadier General Anderson, would not be able to appear vividly on the streets of New York at this moment and receive such a high-level welcome from New York citizens.

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In Sacramento, the capital of the American Republic, Liang Yao convened a cabinet meeting with his cabinet ministers in the President's Office.

"The Battle of Fort Sumter produced two Union generals and one colonel. The value of Union generals is getting lower and lower now." Secretary of the Army Elvis couldn't help complaining.

In just one month, Fox was promoted from a Navy captain to a Navy colonel, and Anderson was promoted from an Army lieutenant colonel to an Army brigadier general. This kind of promotion speed is too shocking.

You must know that the number of regular troops of the American Republic is larger than that of the Federal Army, and there are only four generals in the army and navy.

In comparison, the Federal Army, which was promoted to two generals in one battle, has too many generals.

Liang Yao smiled and said: "Anderson and his ilk are just people who are trying to gain fame. It's not that the generals of the Federation are becoming less and less valuable. It's that the value of all the officers of the Federal Army is becoming less and less valuable."

Although Lincoln promoted these three people more out of public opinion considerations, the war was imminent, and the federal government needed heroes to boost morale and publicity. However, it is an indisputable fact that the quality of senior generals in the federal government has been declining in recent years.

After the federal government expands its military, this problem will further spread from senior officers to middle- and lower-level officers. There are many examples of ordinary soldiers with service experience transforming themselves into lieutenants or even school officers after being re-enlisted. And these people had not even served as grassroots non-commissioned officers before, and had no experience in commanding small-scale battles.

"After the Battle of Fort Sumter, the North and the South were completely at odds." Chen Baoliang asked, "Is it now time to announce the American Republic Land Act?"

"This is the topic of our cabinet meeting today." Liang Yao said, "Starting today, the "American Republic Land Act" will be officially announced to the public.

At the same time, a call was made to the federal government. In order to avoid unnecessary conflicts and misunderstandings between the East and the West, the five territories of North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska except the North Platte Valley were The territory is designated as a demilitarized zone to serve as a buffer zone between the east and west. "

In the "American Republic Land Act", the five territories of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma were within the sphere of influence of the Northern Confederacy. Therefore, Liang Yao did not announce the "American Republic Land Bill" immediately after it was passed by the Congress.

He was waiting for an opportunity to announce the bill. With the sound of the cannon at Fort Sumter, there was no room for maneuver between the north and the south. The time finally came to announce the "American Republic Land Act."

(End of this chapter)